| Abstract: | Objective: To observe whether there is an improvement in breast pain, swelling or breast ultrasound after acupuncture treatment and to compare the results with the effects of widely used medicines such as dairy Acbel capsule.Methods: A total of 160 research-suitable HMG patients were selected through the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Oriental Hospital's Galactophore Department and Acupuncture Branches.Totally 153 patients completed the study according to the protocol.The patients were randomly categorized into two groups.One group was treated by acupuncture and the other by Chinese medicine.The acupuncture group selected Danzhong, Wuyi, Rugen, Qimen, and Sanyinjiao acupoints for treatment.There were a total of 15 treatments for each patient and each treatment lasted for 20 min.Treatments were not carried out during the patients' menstrual period.Patients in the Chinese medicine group were prescribed three orally ingested dairy Acbel capsule three times a day.The medicine was not taken during the patients' menstrual period.Both groups started their respective treatments during their luteal phase and the effectiveness of treatment was evaluated during their next luteal phase.Results: In the acupuncture group, 15.1% of the patients had successful treatments and 83.6% of the patients had improvement in their symptoms, whereas for the Chinese medicine group, 19.0% of the patients had successful treatments and 83.5% saw improvement in their conditions.There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups(P0.05).The treatments used for both groups significantly alleviated breast pain and reduced swelling among HMG patients.Conclusion: Acupuncture treatment can improve the conditions of HMG patients significantly.The treatment effect is positive and the effectiveness is equivalent to that of the dairy Acbel capsules.This method is simple and convenient, free of harmful side effects, relatively inexpensive, and suitable for clinical promotion. |
