Electroacupuncture modulates reproductive hormone levels in patients with primary ovarian insufficiency: Results from a prospective observational study

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Zhou, Kehua ^a,b   Jiang, Jingxi ^a   Wu, Jiani ^a   Liu, Zhishun ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHINESE MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

^b DAEMEN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLOW UP; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MENSTRUATION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PAIN; PREMATURE OVARIAN FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 84875473481     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/657234     Document Type: Article

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