Chinese herbal medicine for subfertile women with polycystic ovarian syndrome

Abstract

There is insufficient evidence to support the use of CHM for women with PCOS and subfertility. No data are available on live birth, and there is no consistent evidence to indicate that CHM influences fertility outcomes. However there is very limited low quality evidence to suggest that the addition of CHM to clomiphene may improve pregnancy rates. There is insufficient evidence on adverse effects to indicate whether CHM is safe.

The prescription patterns of traditional Chinese medicine for women with polycystic ovary syndrome in Taiwan

“…CHMs have been suggested as an alternative approach for women with PCOS. [14] This is a large-scale survey of Chinese herbal prescriptions and herbs used in the treatment of women with PCOS.…”

“…But the treatment pattern was similar to our study: tonifying the kidney, dispersing stagnated liver Qi, and regulating blood. [14] Different TCM doctors may not prescribe the same herbal formula, but we used the same principle to treat.…”

Oriental herbal medicine and moxibustion for polycystic ovary syndrome

“…OHM has been used with the aim of improving ovarian function, hyperandrogenism, and subfertility in women with PCOS. [ 40 , 41 ] In laboratory studies, OHM seemed to normalize the levels of female hormones, [ 42 – 45 ] decrease the levels of the male hormone [ 42 , 43 ] and recover the estrous cycle in a rat model of PCOS. [ 43 – 46 ] Moxibustion is a noninvasive CAM therapy that involves the burning of dried mugwort (i.e., Artemisia vulgaris ) directly or indirectly at acupoints.…”

Determination of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Practices Used by Women Applying to Infertility Clinic

“…29 Cochrane "review"de, geleneksel Çin tıbbının polikistik over sendromu (PKOS) olan infertil kadın-larda klomifen sitrat tedavisinin başarı şansını artırdığı, diğer yandan klomifen sitrat dirençli PKOS'lu hastalarda ise ek bir faydasının olmadığı, dolayısıyla konvansiyonel tıbbi tedavilere dirençli PKOS'lu infertil kadınların geleneksel Çin tıbbi tedavilerine de dirençli olduğu sonucuna varılmıştır. 30 Diğer taraftan akupunktur tedavisinin şiddetli oligoastesnospermik ya da azospermik hastalarda sperm parametrelerini iyileştirdiği rapor edilmiştir; bu yöntem erkek faktör infertilitesinin tedavisinde de kullanılmaktadır. 31 …”