The Journal of Korean Obstetrics and Gynecology (대한한방부인과학회지)

The Society of Korean Medicine Obstetrics and Gynecology (대한한방부인과학회)
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Systematic Review of Acupoint Catgut Embedding Therapy for Climacteric Hot Flush

갱년기 안면홍조에 대한 매선치료 : 체계적 문헌고찰

  • Song, Mi-Hwa (Dept. of Gynecology, College of Korean Medicine, Won-Kwang University) ;
  • Hong, Ka-Kyung (Dept. of Gynecology, College of Korean Medicine, Won-Kwang University) ;
  • Choi, Chang-Min (Dept. of Gynecology, College of Korean Medicine, Won-Kwang University)
  • 송미화 (원광대학교 한의과대학 한방부인과교실) ;
  • 홍가경 (원광대학교 한의과대학 한방부인과교실) ;
  • 최창민 (원광대학교 한의과대학 한방부인과교실)
  • Received : 2017.04.17
  • Accepted : 2017.05.22
  • Published : 2017.05.26
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Abstract

Objectives: The purpose of this systematic review was to overview and evaluate the effectiveness of acupoint catgut embedding for climacteric hot flush. Methods: We searched articles from CNKI, Pubmed CENTRAL, Koreantk, Oasis online databases. After searching the articles, we performed quality assessment using Cochrane risk of bias (RoB) tools. Results: Among the 20 articles were searched, one radomized controlled clinical trial (RCT) was selected. 1 Study showed that Acupoint catgut embedding treatment has significant effect on climacteric hot flush in terms of the effectiveness rate. Conclusions: This study found encouraging but limited evidence of aupoint catgut embedding theragpy for climacteric hot flush.

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