Prescription patterns of herbal medicine for polycystic ovarian syndrome in major Korean medicine hospitals: a multicenter retrospective study

Autor: Hye Won Lee, Lin Ang, Myeong Soo Lee, Kyoung Sun Park, Jin-Moo Lee, Chang-Hoon Lee, Dong Chul Kim, Jeong-Eun Yoo, Seung-Jeong Yang, Tae-Young Choi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology, Vol 48, Iss 3, Pp 649-653 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0390-6663
DOI: 10.31083/j.ceog.2021.03.2471
Popis: Background: Few studies investigated the prescription patterns of traditional Korean medicine (TKM) therapies for PCOS in clinical practice. The purpose of this study was to identify the common symptoms, herbal prescription patterns and types of adjunctive treatment for treating polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in major traditional Korean medicine (TKM) hospitals. Methods: A retrospective chart review of PCOS patients was used for the study. The study involved the analysis of medical records (ICD-10, polycystic ovary syndrome: E28.2) from four TKM-based university hospitals in South Korea. Results: A total of 120 PCOS patients were analyzed. We found that PCOS patients had a wide range of symptoms, including menstrual irregularity, oligomenorrhea, amenorrhea, acne, infertility, and metrorrhagia. The most commonly prescribed prescriptions for PCOS treatment were Chokyung-san (Tiaojing-san), Gamiguibi-tang (Jiawei Guipi-tang), and Changbudodam-tang (Cangfu Daotan-tang). In addition, patients were most often treated with adjunctive acupuncture and moxibustion. Conclusion: Our study presents the major gynecological herbal prescriptions and other adjunctive therapies used for the treatment of PCOS in TKM-based hospitals. However, further pharmacological investigations and effective clinical trials should be developed to ensure the objectivity of efficacy assessments.
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