Acupuncture Research

WOMEN'S HEALTH

Protocol of cervical maturation by acupuncture

by Tremeau ML; Fontanie-Ravier P; Teurnier F; Demouzon J.

Journal de Gynecologie, Obstetrique et Biologie de la Reproduction, 1992, 21(4):375-80. Language: French. (UI: 92325387) Pub type: Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial. AT: UCLA Biomed W1 J0269K (PE title: Journal de gynecologie, obstetrique et biologie de la reproduction.)

Abstract: Protocol was carried out on 98 patients who were divided into three groups selected as (one control group, two "placebo" group, and three treated with acupuncture). This protocol showed that it was possible to improve cervical maturation if acupuncture sessions were carried out at the beginning of the 9th month. The Bishop scores in the three groups after 10 days interval show that there was a significant progression of 2.61 points in the group treated with acupuncture as against only 0.89 and 1.08 in the placebo and control groups.