Treatment of Perimenopausal Syndrome with Ear-Acupressing in Ovariectomied Women

摘要

High follicule-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH) and low estrogen levels that occurred in women in peri-menopausal stage (PMS, including those after ovariectomy and natural menopausal) usually induce a series of clinical symptoms, such as hot flush, sweatiness, insomnia and restlessness. It has been reported that patients without ovulation can be treated by acupuncture through regulating hypothalamic-pituita-ry-ovarian axis (H-P-O). Could acupuncture also regulate the H-P-O axis in patients with PMS? This study was designed to explore the effects of acupuncture on PMS through applying ear-acu-pressing (EAP) on women after ovariectomy.