Discussion on the curative effect of acupuncture for polycystic ovarian syndrome

Discussion on the negative result of the paper “Effect of acupuncture and clomiphene in Chinese women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a randomized clinical trial” from Chinese experts were organized, and experts from Beijing, Nanjing, Chengdu who's major were clinical acupuncture, acupuncture research and gynecology have made their points. In-depth discussion were made by the experts from the perspective of confirmation of therapeutic program, selection of outcome indices, application of statistical analysis, the illustration of research results and clinical effects. The experts have pointed out that the negative result is commonly seen in medical research and the key point is to find out the defects of the trial so as to modify the research orientation and better serve the clinical practice.