[Randomized controlled study on ear-electroacupuncture treatment of @entity46 -induced @entity1834 in XXXX ].

@entity1 @entity1421 @entity1834 @entity3009 @entity46 @entity158 @entity8949 @entity14194 @entity9077
OBJECTIVE: To observe the therapeutic effect of ear-electroacupuncture (Ear-EA) on @entity1834 in @entity1 with @entity46 and to explore its underlying mechanism. METHODS: A total of 80 @entity46 @entity1 were randomly and equally divided into ear-EA group and body-EA group. EA (50 Hz, 0.5-0.8 mA) was applied to auricular points (Uterus, Subcortex, Shenmen, Endocrine, etc.) and body acupoints [Tianshu (ST 25), Qihai (CV 6), Guanyuan (CV 4), Sanyinjiao ( @entity8949 ), Diji ( @entity14194 ), Uterus (EX-CA 1), etc.] respectively for 30 min, once every other day for 3 months. @entity1834 severity score (DSS) was assessed and plasma @entity3009 ( @entity1421 ) and @entity9077 levels detected by radioimmunoassay. RESULTS: Compared with pre-treatment, DSS lowered significantly during the 1st and 2nd menstrual cycle in body-EA group, and during the 1st, 2nd and 3rd menstruation in ear-EA group; and the DSS of ear-EA group during the 3rd menstruation was evidently lower than that of body-EA group (P < 0.05). During the 3rd menstrual onset after the treatment, plasma @entity1421 contents in both groups decreased obviously (P < 0.01), and plasma @entity9077 , levels increased considerably in comparison with pre-treatment (P < 0.01). Comparison between two groups during the 3rd menstruation showed that plasma @entity1421 level of ear-EA group was markedly lower than that of body-EA group, and @entity9077 , level of ear-EA group was significantly higher than that of body-EA group (P < 0.05). No significant difference was found between two groups in clinical therapeutic effect (P > 0.05). CONCLUSION: Both ear-EA and body-EA can effectively relieve @entity46 -induced @entity1834 , and the former is superior to the later in reducing @entity158 severity, which may be closely related to their effects in reducing plasma @entity1421 and raising @entity9077 level.
