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COLLADO ORTA, Roberto et al. Acupunture and gynecology. Rev Cubana Obstet Ginecol [online]. 1999, vol.25, n.1, pp. 5-9. ISSN 1561-3062.

The analysis of a sample of 255 patients affected by different gynecological diseases, such as: uterine myomas, ovarian cysts, breast dysplasia, and chronic pelvic disease (CPD), is presented. As a result of the treatment used according to the affections, it was proved that there was a higher frequency of total symptomatic improvement among uterine myomas with 42,9 %, followed by CPD with 34.8 %, breast dysplasia with 29.2 %, and ovarian cysts with 14.3 %. The highest frequency of partial symptomatic improvement was observed in the ovarian cysts with 84.7 %, breast dysplasia with 70.8 %, CPD with 52.8 %, and uterine myomas with 49 %. As to breast dysplasias and ovarian cysts, tumors were reduced in 66.7 % of the cases, and in uterine myomas in 49 %. No improvement was observed in 12.4 % of the CPD and in 8.2 % of the uterine myomas.

Palabras clave : LEIOMYOMA [therapy]; FIBROCYSTIC DISEASE OF BREAST [therapy]; ADNEXITIS [therapy]; OVARIAN CYSTS [therapy]; ACUPUNTURE THERAPY [methods].

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