Aim: To search for the best therapeutic method for climacteric syndrome. Methods: A total of 190 cases of climacteric syndrome participants were randomly divided into auricular plus body acupuncture group (treatment group, n=96) and simple body acupuncture group (control group, n=94). Serum sexual hormone (FSH, LH and E2) and blood lipid (TC, LDL C, HDL C and TG) levels were detected before and after treatment. Results: After 30 sessions of treatment, the total effective rates of treatment and control groups were 82.29% and 76.02% respectively, with the former being significantly higher than the later (P<0.01). In comparison with pre treatment of each group, serum follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and luterotropic hormone (LH) levels lowered significantly; serum estradiol (E 2) increased remarkably (P<0.05-0.01); serum high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL C) of two groups raised significantly (P<0.05-0.01), and low density lipoprotein (LDL) C of treatment group decreased evidently (P<0.05). In addition, the improvement of complaints of hot flushes, sweating, paresthesia, insomnia and emotional irritability in treatment group is significantly better than that of control group. Conclusion: Auricular acupuncture combined with body acupuncture has a better therapeutic effect than that of simple body acupuncture in the treatment of climacteric syndrome.
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