Clinical Observations on Electroacupuncture-induced Ovulation in Patients with Luteinized Unruptured Follicle Syndrome

Objective: To investigate the curative effect of electroacupuncture on luteinized unruptured follicle syndrome(LUFS) and its mechanism.Methods: Sixty LUFS patients were randomly allocated to treatment (electroacupuncture) group and control (hCG) group. The follicular condition and ovarian arterial flow under color Doppler ultrasonography and a change in reproductive endocrine level were observed in the patients before and after treatments. The ovulation rates and pregnancy rates were compared between the two groups, and the mechanism was investigated.Results: Both ovulation rate and pregnancy rate were significantly higher in the treatment group than in the control group (P