Electroacupuncture assists Oocyte Growth in PCOS

Electroacupuncture assists Oocyte Growth in PCOS A study by Indonesian researchers at a hospital in Java, suggests electroacupuncture assists oocyte (immature egg cell) growth in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). In a case controlled study, 44 patients with PCOS were randomly assigned to receive either lifestyle management advice, or the same advice plus electroacupuncture. The latter was given twice a week, beginning on the first day after menstruation, for a total of 12 sessions.

Ultrasound scans of the resulting follicles on days 2,6,8,10 and 12 after menstruation, showed that increases in follicular diameter were significantly greater in the acupuncture group. By day 12, follicles in the acupuncture group averaged 16.1mm versus 13.7mm in the control group.

(Electroacupuncture Effect on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome to Improve Oocytes’ Growth. Medical Acupuncture, 1 December 2019.)

Author: Robin Costello

I offer traditional Chinese acupuncture in Exeter, from a tranquil clinic a mile from the city centre, and next to the University of Exeter. I graduated originally from the London School of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine’s 3 year full time Acupuncture Diploma (DipAc) course. I am on the practitioners register of the British Acupuncture Council (MBAcC), a regulatory and professional body with an entry standard of a full three year undergraduate degree level training. I have worked in a hospital in south west China, deepening my knowledge and using acupuncture and Chinese massage (tuina) as the treatment of choice in its country of origin. I have taught Chinese medicine in colleges, the NHS and at university level. I also practise Qi Gong, and Chinese dietary therapy, that is the medicinal use of ordinary foods, chosen to help achieve particular therapeutic effects in different individuals.