Long-term effects of traditional chinese medicine and hypnotherapy in patients with severe endometriosis - a retrospective evaluation.

Meissner, K; Böhling, B; Schweizer-Arau, A

doi:10.1159/000322890

2010

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Title:: Long-term effects of traditional chinese medicine and hypnotherapy in patients with severe endometriosis - a retrospective evaluation.
Document type:: Journal Article; Article
Author(s):: Meissner, K; Böhling, B; Schweizer-Arau, A
Abstract:: 15% of patients with severe endometriosis suffer from pain symptoms in spite of pharmacological and surgical treatments. In this retrospective study we aimed to assess the effectiveness of a combined therapy of Traditional Chinese medicine and hypnotherapy (systemic autoregulation therapy, SART) as a novel treatment for endometriosis-associated symptoms.47 patients with severe endometriosis, which were treated with SART, were followed-up by standardized telephone interviews. Follow-up data were compared to baseline assessments.median follow-up time was 5 years. The median intensity of endometriosis-associated pain had decreased from 8 to 3 points on a 0-10 point visual analogue scale (p < 0.001). 18 patients (38%) were free of pain, and the number of patients using pain medication had decreased from 38 to 19 (from 81% to 40%). 17 out of the 31 women trying for a pregnancy (55%) showed a total of 21 births at follow-up. Exploratory analyses revealed that larger decreases in pain scores correlated significantly with longer treatment durations, suggesting a dose-response relationship.treatment of endometriosis with a holistic approach of Chinese medicine and hypnotherapy may result in a substantial reduction of pain as well as increased birth rates in patients with therapy-refractory endometriosis. Randomized controlled studies to further investigate the effectiveness of SART are highly warranted.
Journal title abbreviation:: Forsch Komplementmed
Year:: 2010
Journal volume:: 17
Journal issue:: 6
Pages contribution:: 314-20
Language:: eng
Fulltext / DOI:: doi:10.1159/000322890
Pubmed ID:: http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21196745
Print-ISSN:: 1661-4119
TUM Institution:: Lehrstuhl für Allgemeinmedizin (Prof. Schneider) (keine SAP-Zuordnung!)
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