Acupuncture and moxibustion for diminished ovarian reserve: A scoping review.
Complement Ther Med
; 77: 102973, 2023 Oct.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-37598724
OBJECTIVE: Diminished ovarian reserve (DOR) refers to the decreased number and quality of oocytes in the ovary. Acupuncture and moxibustion has a certain effect on DOR; however, the number of studies and reports of research evidence are limited. This study aimed to conduct a scoping review of the clinical research status of acupuncture and moxibustion for treating patients with DOR. METHOD: PubMed, Cochrane Library, Excerpta Medica database, Allied and Complementary Medicine Database, Chinese Biological Medicine, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, VIP Database for Chinese Technical Periodicals, and Wanfang database were searched from January 2010 to May 2022 using keywords and medical subject heading terms. After applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, relevant studies were selected. Structured tables and descriptive charts were made to visually express research features by using Excel, Original, IBM SPSS Model 18.0, Adobe Illustrator and other software packages. Report quality was evaluated for Cochrane bias using Review Manager 5.3. RESULTS: Overall, 851 studies were identified; of these, 90 met the inclusion criteria. The results extracted from these studies were classified into four categories: research characteristics, study type, acupuncture and moxibustion prescriptions, and efficacy observation. CONCLUSIONS: The quality assessment of acupuncture and moxibustion for DOR is not ideal. Therefore, standardisation and normalisation should be strengthened, and high-quality evidence is needed to further demonstrate the effectiveness of this approach. Due to heterogeneity in DOR diagnosis, the observation index should be updated with reference to the latest research to improve efficacy evaluation.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Ovarian Diseases
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Acupuncture Therapy
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Ovarian Reserve
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Medicine, East Asian Traditional
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Moxibustion
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
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Systematic_reviews
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Complement Ther Med
Journal subject:
TERAPIAS COMPLEMENTARES
Year:
2023
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
China
Country of publication:
Reino Unido