The Application of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Infertility
Shi YQ, Wang Y, Zhu XT, Yin RY, Ma YF, Han H, Han YH, Zhang YH · Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine · 2022 October 07
DOI 10.1155/2022/5076306
Objective
Complementary alternative medicine (CAM) has conspicuous advantages in the treatment of PCOS infertility due to its good clinical efficacy, wide mechanism of action, and no obvious adverse reactions, but its safety and effectiveness in the treatment of PCOS infertility have not been proved. Based on the existing clinical and experimental studies, this paper looks for the therapeutic effect and the mechanism behind it, and explores the safety and effectiveness of its treatment in PCOS infertility, in order to provide reference for future clinical treatment and experimental research.
Conclusions
The results showed that CAM can improve IR and sex hormone disorders, enhance endometrial thickness, increase ovulation rate, pregnancy rate, and improve anxiety status in infertile patients with PCOS. CAM can not only regulate the current physical and mental health status of infertile patients with PCOS, but also regulate many long-term complications caused by PCOS. Overall, CAM is a safe treatment option for infertile patients with PCOS.
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