Clinical observation on acupuncture combined with medication for treatment of continuing unovulation infertility

Objective: To explore the therapeutic effect of acupuncture combined with medication on continuing unovulation infertility.

Methods: Fifty cases of continuing unovulation infertility were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, 25 cases in each group. The observation group was treated with Chinese herbal decoction plus acupuncture. Culuanpao decoction, Cupailuan decoction and Cuhuangti decoction were respectively given according to different menstrual cycles and acupuncture and moxibustion at Guanyuan (CV 4), Zhongji (CV 3), Luanchao (ovary), etc. The control group was treated with oral administration of Clomiphene and intramuscular injection of Chorionic Gonadotropin. They were treated for 6 cycles and the ovulation rate and the pregnancy rate were observed.

Results: There was no significant difference in the ovulation rate between the two groups (P > 0.05). The pregnancy rate of 44.0% in the observation group was significantly higher than 16.0% in the control group (P < 0.05). The observation group was superior to the control group in the score of mucus and the endometrial thickness.

Conclusions: Both acupuncture combined with medication and oral administration of clomiphene plus intramuscular injection of chorionic gonadotropin have higher ovulation rate, and the former was higher than the latter in the pregnancy rate.