Effect and prognosis of acupuncture on polycystic ovary syndrome

Objective To analyze the effect of acupuncture treatment on the levels of sex hormone, insulin, Cor, 17-hydroxyprogesterone (17-OHP), dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-S) and pregnancy rate, ovulation rate and abortion rate in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome. Methods A total of 100 cases of patients with polycystic ovary syndrome were selected in the Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University Medical College treated from August 2016 to September 2017 and divided into 2 groups, with 50 cases in each group. The control group was treated by routine therapy, with oral progestin after withdrawing medicinal bleeding caused by 5 d oral clomifene citrate, 1 time/d. On the basis of conventional treatment, the observation group patients were given acupuncture treatment, mainly involving chung chi, uterus, Shenyu plus Xuehai points, such as acupuncture needling nourishing flat after catharsis, retaining needle for 30 min, 10 min a row needle, electrochemical luminescence to test sex hormones, INS, Cor, 17-OHP, DHEA-s level, pregnancy rate, ovulation rate and abortion rate. Results The total effective rate of the observation group was 92.0%, and that of the control group was 76.0%. The total effective rate of the observation group was higher than that of the control group (P<0.05).After treatment, luteinizing hormone (LH), testosterone (T), INS, 17-OHP,DHEA-s level in the observation group decreased compared with those before treatment, and Cor level increased compared with that before treatment. After treatment, LH, T, INS, 17-OHP and DHEA-17 level in the observation group were lower than those in the control group, and Cor level was higher than that in the control group. However, the difference in serum follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and estradiol (E₂) level was not statistically significant (all P>0.05).The pregnancy rate of the observation group was higher than that of the control group, but the abortion rate was not statistically significant (P>0.05). Conclusion Acupuncture on polycystic ovary syndrome improves reproductive endocrine, ovulation and rate of pregnancy.