[Clinical Effect of Bushen Quyu Recipe Combined with Acupuncture in Treatment of Clomiphene- resistant Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Infertility Patients after Cold Needle Puncture Drainage Operation]

Abstract

Objective To observe the clinical effects of Bushen Quyu Recipe (BQR) combined with acupuncture in treatment of clomiphene-resistant polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) infertility pa- tients after cold needle puncture drainage operation. Methods Totally 170 clomiphene-resistant PCOS in- fertility patients were recruited from March 2011 to October 2013, who were assigned to the control group and the observation group according to random blocking method, 85 cases in each group. Patients in the control group received cold needle puncture drainage operation alone, while those in the observation group additionally took BQR and received acupuncture after cold needle puncture drainage operation. Clinical efficacy was observed in the two groups before and after treatment. The spontaneous ovulation rate and the pregnancy rate were followed-up. The levels of serum sex hormones and hermodynamic indicators of ovarian blood flow were detected in the two groups before and after treatment. Results Successful pregnancy occurred in 63 cases of the observation group, significantly better than that of the con- trol group (52 cases; x² =7. 63, P <0. 05). The spontaneous ovulation rate was 75. 29% at month 3 of follow-ups and 88. 24% at month 6 of follow-ups in the observation group, significantly higher than those of the control group [56. 47% , 67. 06%; x² =6. 70, X² =10. 98, P <0. 05). In the observation group the total pregnancy rate was 74. 12% , higher than that of the control group [61. 18% ; X² =4. 46, P <0. 05). Compared with before treatment in the same group, levels of luteinizing hormone (LH) , testesterone (T) , estradiol (E₂) significantly decreased in the two groups after treatment; levels of follicular stimulating hormone (FSH) , peak systolic velocity (PSV) , end diastolic volume (EDV) obviously increased in the two groups after treatment (P <0. 05). The decrement of T, LH, E₂ levels and the increment of FSH, PSV, EDV levels were obviously higher in the observation group than in the control group (P <0. 05). Conclusion BQR combined with acupuncture in treatment of clomiphene-resistant PCOS infertility pa- tients after cold needle puncture drainage operation could effectively promote the recovery of menstruation, elevate the success rate of pregnancy, and was helpful to improving levels of sex hormones and ovarian blood perfusion.