Abstract:

Polycystic ovary syndrome(PCOS) is a common endocrine and metabolic disease. Its specific etiology and pathogenesis are still unclear, so it is clinically targeted for symptomatic treatment. Acupoint embedding as a non-pharmacological treatment of traditional Chinese medicine can improve the obesity index of patients and regulate the hormone levels in the body. To evaluate the efficacy of acupoint embedding therapy for PCOS and the quality of RCT reports, the article reviewed the clinical studies on efficacy of acupoint embedding in the treatment of PCOS in the past decade. At the same time, the quality of the relevant randomized controlled trials was evaluated by the STRICTA standard. Acupoint embedding treatment of PCOS can improve the body mass index, hormone level, ovulation cycle, blood lipid index, and the curative effect is clear. There is a lack of detailed description of the operation in acupoint embedding treatment RCT trials for PCOS. The use of acupoint embedding in the treatment of PCOS can be applied in clinical practice. At present, there are problems in the quality of RCT literature reports of acupoint embedding treatment for PCOS, such as defects in experimental design and uneven quality of reports, which affects the credibility and reference value of the research results. In order to improve the reliability and quality of acupuncture clinical randomized trials, it is recommended to strictly comply with the current national standards for acupuncture treatment and the STRICTA standards in clinical for trial design, implementation, and literature reporting.

Key words: Acupoint catgut embedding therapy, Medicine, traditional, Evaluate