A randomized clinical trial of surgical intervention with or without acupuncture combined with traditional Chinese medicine to treat intrauterine adhesions.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To evaluate traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and acupuncture in addition to estrogen/progesterone therapy in the post-operative management of intrauterine adhesions.

Patients and methods

A single center, randomized, non-blinded, controlled trial in which participants received either estrogen/progesterone (group 1), or estrogen/progesterone combined with TCM (group 2), or estrogen/progesterone combined with TCM and navel acupuncture (group 3) for 3 months following transcervical resection of adhesions. The primary outcome was the difference in the uterine adhesion (American Fertility Society, AFS) score at 3 months post hysteroscopy assessed on days 3-7 post menses. The secondary outcomes included endometrial thickness and traditional Chinese medicine score at 3 mon

SUBMITTER: Wenwen Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12603762 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature