Abstract
Objective: To systematically evaluate the effects of acupuncture, auricular point sticking, acupoint catgut embedding, cupping and other non-pharmaceutical Chinese medicine therapies on sex hormone as well as glucose and lipid metabolism in patients with obese polycystic ovary syndrome. Method: The databases such as China National Knowledge Infrastructure were searched by computer to collect the literature on the treatment of obese polycystic by non-pharmaceutical Chinese medicine therapy combined with western medicine or lifestyle change, and the literature quality of the included literature was evaluated, and finally the data were analyzed. A total of 15 randomized controlled trial (RCT) literature were included in this study, with a total of 1263 patients. Results: Non-pharmaceutical Chinese medicine therapy combined with metformin or lifestyle can reduce body mass index, insulin resistance index, fasting plasma insulin, fasting blood glucose, luteinizing hormone, ratio of luteinizing hormone to follicle stimulating hormone, testosterone, but it has no obvious advantage over follicle stimulating hormone (FSH). Conclusion: Compared with simple application of metformin or lifestyle change, traditional Chinese medicine non drug therapy combined with metformin or lifestyle change can better improve sex hormone and blood glucose metabolism in obese PCOS patients.
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