Clinical efficacy observation of primary dysmenorrhea treated with the embedding catgut therapy

ObjectiveTo explore the therapeutic effect on primary dysmenorrhea treated with the embedding catgut therapy so as to discover a better therapeutic method for the treatment of this disease.MethodsOne hundred and fifty cases were randomized into 3 groups, 50 cases in each one. In the embedding catgut group, the embedding catgut therapy was applied to Sānyīnjiāo ( SP 6), Cìliáo ( BL 32) and Guānyuán ( CV 4). In the acupuncture group, the conventional acupuncture therapy was applied to Guānyuán CV 4), Sānyīnjiāo ( SP 6), Dìjī ( SP 8) and Shíqīzhuī ( EX-B 8). In the western medicine group, indometacin was prescribed for oral administration, 25 mg, three times a day and fenbid was supplemented for the aggravated pain, 300 mg, twice a day. One session of treatment was one month in each group and 3 sessions were required totally. Before and after treatment, the symptom scores of dysmenorrhea were observed.ResultsThe symptom scores of dysmenorrhea were all reduced obviously in three groups after treatment (all P<0.05). The result in the embedding catgut group was much more apparent as compared with that in the western medicine group (P<0.01) and the acupuncture group (P<0.05) separately. Of 49 cases in the embedding catgut group, 32 cases (65.3%) were cured clinically, 10 cases (20.4%) effective remarkably, 6 cases (12.2%) effective and 1 case (2.0%) failed. The total effective rate was 98.0%.ConclusionThe embedding catgut therapy achieves the significant efficacy for primary dysmenorrhea. This therapy is simple in practice and deserves to be promoted in clinic.