Effect of acupoint catgut embedding therapy combined with Chinese medicine for nourishing the kidneys and promoting blood circulation and improving blood glucose and lipid levels as well as the pregnancy rate in obese PCOS patients with infertility (original) (raw)

“…[10] Recently, many clinical studies on TEA have been published in China. [11–13] In the Republic of Korea, studies of Polydioxanone (PDO) TEA, which is mainly used in Korea, have been carried out. Studies that applied PDO TEA to CNP include studies on the effectiveness and safety of TEA and Sham TEA, [14] and the comparison of TEA plus usual care to usual care.…”

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“…Randomized clinical trials (RCTs) in China evaluating the effect of catgut thread embedded at certain acupoints for the treatment of patients with various diseases, polycystic ovary syndrome, obesity, and postmenopausal period, have been reported [ 22 – 24 ]. A previous study also demonstrated the safety and efficacy of catgut TEA for the treatment of allergic rhinitis by using a sham device [ 25 ].…”

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“…9 TEA has been widely used in recent years, and its continuous stimulating effect is considered to allow long-term effects to be maintained with relatively few treatments. 10 Recently, many studies investigated TEA using catgut in other countries, [11][12][13] while, in the Republic of Korea, polydioxanone (PDO) TEA is mainly used. PDO is a synthetic absorbable suture, which is absorbed completely within 180 days via hydrolytic degradation, whereas catgut is digested by proteolytic enzymes in the body.…”

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