{"paper_id":"533395f5-9120-4681-9654-a9d764afc0d1","body_text":"Abstract\nObjective: To compare the clinical efficacy of combined acupuncture and herbs with danazol in treating endometriosis. Methods: Seventy-eight patients were randomly divided into a combined acupuncture and herbs group (n=40) and a Western medicine control group (n=38). Observation was made on changes in clinical symptoms, signs, serum CA125, β-EP, PGE2 and PGF2α, and adverse reaction to the medicine in the two groups. Results: The overall efficacy was similar in the two groups, but the effects on lumbosacral pain, anal downbearing distention, irregular menstruation and infertility were significantly better in the treatment group than in the control group (P<0.05), and in the treatment group serum CA125, PGE2 and PGF2α, were significantly lower and serum β-EP was significantly higher after treatment than before (P<0.05). Conclusion: Combined use of acupuncture and herbs has a marked effect on endometriosis and the adverse reaction is lower than the control group.\nSimilar content being viewed by others\nReferences\nGurates B, Bulun SE. Endometriosis: the ultimate hormonal disease, Semin Rep roduc Med, 2003, 21(2): 125–134.\nDiagnostic and Treatment Criteria of Endometriosis by Integrative Chinese-Western Medicine, the 3rd academic conference of Specialty Committee of Gynccology. China Association of Integrative Chinese-Western Medicine. China Journal of Integrative Chinese-Western Medicine, 1991, 11(6): 376.\nLE Jie. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 5th Edition. Beijing: the People's Health Press, 2000: 387–395.\nZHENG Li-xuan. Role of EMAb and CA125 Assay in Diagnosis of Micro- or Mild-Endometriosis, Journal of Chinese Modern Medicine, 2003, 13 (7): 67–68.\nNoble Ls, Sinpson ER, Johns A, et al. A romatase expression in endometriosis, Clin Endocrinol Metdb. 1996, 81(1): 174–179.\nAuthor information\nAuthors and Affiliations\nAdditional information\nAuthor: FU Yu (1970-), male, attending physician, PhD\nTranslator: HAN Chou-ping ({ie51-1})\nRights and permissions\nAbout this article\nCite this article\nYu, F., Tian, X. Clinical observation on treatment of endometriosis with acupuncture plus herbs. J. Acupunct. Tuina. Sci. 3, 48–51 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02845583\nReceived:\nIssue date:\nDOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02845583","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}