Effectiveness of abdominal acupuncture for patients with obesity-type polycystic ovary syndrome: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 740-745

  Zheng, Yan Hua ^a   Wang, Xin Hua ^a   Lai, Mao Hua ^a   Yao, Hong ^a   Liu, Hua ^a   Ma, Hong Xia ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; FOLLITROPIN; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; METFORMIN; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIARRHEA; DIET RESTRICTION; DISEASE DURATION; DIZZINESS; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NAUSEA; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT DURATION; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; VOMITING; WAIST HIP RATIO; WEAKNESS;

ABDOMEN; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; FASTING; FEMALE; HORMONES; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIPIDS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; METFORMIN; OBESITY; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAIST-HIP RATIO;

EID: 84883716462     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: 15577708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2012.0429     Document Type: Article

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