Meta-analysis of Chinese Medicine Treatment in Endometriosis

Objective To assess the effectiveness of Chinese medicine treatment in endometriosis(EMT) by evidence-based medicine methods.Methods Retrieve articles mainly from Wanfang data,VIP information,CNKI and China TCM Database.Bring the articles report into research on the basis of strict quality evaluation.Consolidate cure rate and effective rate for meta-analysis.Results Based on 8 articles report,cure rate of Chinese medicine treatment is superior to western medicine treatment,and effective rate is equivalent to western medicine treatment.There is no side effect and other harmful consequence in evidence.Conclusions Chinese medicine treatment is superior to western medicine treatment in treating EMT.However,existence of some data methodological problems maybe directly affect the authenticity of the findings.So,more rigorous,randomized controlled trials should be designed in order to draw more reliable conclusions.