Effect of Bushen Huoxue Decoction in treating amenorrhea caused by polycystic ovary syndrome with syndrome of kidney deficiency and blood stasis
NIU Jingyun1 HOU Lihui2 LI Yan2 WANG Ying2 QU Yufang3
1.Graduate School, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Heilongjiang Province, Harbin 150040, China;
2.Department of Gynecology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Heilongjiang Province, Harbin 150040, China;
3.Department of Gynecology, Qigihar Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Heilongjiang Province, Qigihar 161000, China
Abstract:Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of Bushen Huoxue Decoction in treating amenorrhea caused by polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) with syndrome of kidney deficiency and blood stasis. Methods A total of 20 patients with amenorrhea caused by PCOS with syndrome of kidney deficiency and blood stasis treated in Outpatient Department of Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine of Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine in Zhejiang Province from March to July 2014 were collected, all patients were treated with Bushen Huoxue Decoction for 3 months. The menstrual status, TCM syndromes, clinical signs and levels of sex hormones of the patients before and after treatment were statistically analyzed. Results After 3 months of treatment, the scores of TCM syndromes, the body weight, body mass index (BMI), hirsutism scores, the percentage of acanthosis nigricans, serum luteinizing hormone (LH) and the ratio of LH/follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) were all decreased significantly compared with those before treatment, the differences were all statistically