%0 Journal Article
%T Acupuncture Treatment of Subfertility and Ovarian Endometrioma
%A Andrijana Sterjovska-Aleksovska
%A Blagica Arsovska
%A Jihe Zhu
%A Kristina Kozovska
%J Archive of "Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences".
%D 2018
%R 10.3889/oamjms.2018.128
%X Ovarian endometriotic cysts, also known as ¡®chocolate¡¯ cysts or ovarian endometriomas, appear as endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity which grows inside ovaries. Endometriotic cysts can cause chronic pelvic pain, dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, impairment of ovarian function in regards to subfertility, etc. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is effectively treating subfertility associated with endometriosis for years, and the treatment gives positive results in achieving pregnancy. With the acupuncture treatment, blood circulation is promoted, external physical factors - eliminated, the stasis is dissolved, the menstrual cycle is regulated, and inflammation is diminished
%K Acupuncture
%K Subfertility
%K Endometrioma
%K Traditional Chinese medicine
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5874376/