Clinical Observations on the Treatment of Endometriosis by Combined Acupuncture and Herbs

Objective To compare the clinical efficacy of combined acupuncture and herbs with danazol for treatment of endometriosis. Methods Seventy-eight patients were randomly divided into a combined acupuncture and herbs treatment group(40 cases) and a Westerm medicine control group(38 cases). Observation was made of changes in clinical symptoms, signs, serum CA 125, β-EP, PGE 2 and PGF 2α, and adverse reaction to the medicine in the two group.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 CA 125, PGE 2 and PGF 2α were significantly lower and serum β-EP was significanly 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.