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Thesis
Acupuncture as a Complimentary and Alternative Method of Managing Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Washington State University
Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
05/2011
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/3097
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the efficacy of acupuncture therapy in the treatment of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) by reviewing clinical trials and randomized and observational studies. The mechanism of acupuncture treatment in PCOS and implications for future use are aIso reviewed. A comprehensive literature search was conducted through the databases Medline, PubMed, Allied and Complimentary Medicine (AMED), and The National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) to identify all relevant articles. Available acupuncture studies on human subjects with PCOS from 1976 to 2009 were reviewed. Even though more research is needed to discover the true effect of acupuncture, studies imply
incidence of side effects make it an excellent alternative treatment option for women with PCOS.
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- Title
- Acupuncture as a Complimentary and Alternative Method of Managing Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
- Creators
- Alena Fedorovna Ponkratov
- Contributors
- Dawn Felch Rondeau (Advisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Research Projects, College of Nursing
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; Spokane, Washington
- Identifiers
- 99900590723201842
- Copyright
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us; Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US)
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis