Progress on clinical study of acupuncture treatment for chronic pelvic inflammation

Chronic pelvic inflammation is mostly caused byincomplete treatment of acute pelvic inflammation orby transference from pathologic condition due to poorbody constitution, including chronic endometritis,chronic salpingo-oophoritis and chronic inflammationof connective tissue, and is a commonly andfrequently encountered disease in the gynecologydepartment. Due to long duration, intractablecondition and high recurrent rate, it is also acommonly encountered reason to induce heterotopicpregnancy, sterility, pelvic pain and pelvic adhesivediseases. In the investigative study on the domesticliterature about acupuncture treatment of chronicpelvic inflammation in the recent five years, theauthor hopes to summarize the information forreference in the clinical treatment and to point outsome issues existing in the current clinical study.