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Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most popular diseases that cause menstrual dysfunction and infertility in women. The present paper is a brief retrospection on the progress in treatment of PCOS caused infertility with integrative Chinese and Western medicine (ICWM). It can be seen from these materials that using traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) recipes formulated by Shen-replenishing herbs or acupuncture to reinforce Gan-Shen, regulate Chong-Ren Channels in treating PCOS, stable clinical efficacy could be obtained, with less adverse reaction, though the effect initiated somewhat late. Whereas, when Shen-replenishing recipe and acupuncture are combined with hormone or ovulation promoting drugs of Western medicine, the above-mentioned shortcomings would be overcome. So, this combined therapy is frequently used in clinical practice.
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Supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of China (No. 30572404); The Nature Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province (No. ZJY0506-01); Heilongjiang Oversea Scholars Project (No. 1151HZ010); Heilongjiang Postdoctoral Financial Assitance (No. LBH-Z05230) and Sino-Finish Scientific and Technological Cooperation (11th Session for 2004–2006)
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Song, Jj., Yan, Me., Wu, Xk. et al. Progress of integrative Chinese and Western medicine in treating polycystic ovarian syndrome caused infertilit. Chin. J Integ. Med. 12, 312–316 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-001-0312-9
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