• The Journal of Korean Obstetrics and Gynecology
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.135-148
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• 2009

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to recognize correlation between stress and menstrual pattern among low-income women. Methods: From 5th October to 24th October 2009 we researched 14 low-income mothers by questionnaires to investigate their stress and menstrual patterns. Results: The mean level of their stress was $6.71{\pm}2.92$. The less the income was, the higher the stress was. Among the women, the stress of those who do not had husbands was also high. Most of the women's menarche came late and their menstrual cycle was long. The menstrual color was a little dark and they had blood clots and pain during menstruation. Their mental states also often changed over the period and they had pattern of blood stasis. The study observed that the higher the stress was, the worse the menstrual pain was. Conclusion: Low-income women are under stress by their socioeconomic status and their menstrual patterns often change. Stress has correlation with menstruation.

• The Journal of Korean Obstetrics and Gynecology
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• v.29 no.1
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• pp.78-91
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• 2016

Objectives: Breast cancer patients in Korea need to care about symptoms with complementary medicine including acupuncture. We reviewed the randomized controlled studies using acupuncture in breast cancer patients to establish a basic knowledge of clinical practice guidelines. Methods: We searched the following databases through July 2015: the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Ovid-Medline, Ovid-EMBASE, the Allied and Complementary Medicine Databases and OASIS. The articles of RCTs using acupuncture in breast cancer for all symptoms were selected and analyzed. The acupoints, treatment period, inclusion criteria of participants, follow-up period and effectiveness were extracted. Results: Three hundred fifty five records after duplicate were screened, and 14 RCTs were selected. RCTs of Hot flush, pain, fatigue were reviewed. The adverse symptoms using medical treatment in breast cancer patients were targets of acupuncture in RCTs. The acupuncture treatment was decreased the hot flush, pain and fatigue. However, the effect was not confirmed due to various study design. Conclusions: The analysis of the research would be conjugated to establish a basic knowledge of clinical practice guidelines. Well designed studies in Korea are needed to confirm the efficacy and safety of acupuncture in patients with breast cancer.

• The Journal of Korean Obstetrics and Gynecology
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.106-115
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• 2012

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to report the clinical effectiveness of oriental medicine on overactive bladder. Methods: The patients suffering from overactive bladder were treated by oriental medical treatment such as herbal medication, acupuncture and moxibustion therapy. Results: After Oriental medical treatments, the symptoms of overactive bladder disappeared and the patients' quality of life improved. Conclusions: This case report shows that the oriental medical therapy is effective against overactive bladder.

• The Journal of Korean Obstetrics and Gynecology
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.250-257
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• 2005

Purpose : This study was designed to evaluate the effects of oriental medicine therapy on a patient of metrorrhagia and metrostaxis with endometrial polyp. Methods : The clinical data was analyzed on a patient of metrorrhagia and metrostaxis with endometrial polyp whose main symptoms were dysfunctional uterine bleeding. A 27-year-old female who had been treated hormone replacement therapy for dysfunctional uterine bleeding at a obstetrics and gynecology became worse, so refused any more hormone replacement therapy and visited Dongsin university oriental hospital. The patient was admitted to the obstetrics and gynecology department of Dongsin university Oriental Medical Hospital, on Febrary 23, 2004 and remained until Apri 11, 2005. we treated the patient with a herb-medication, acupunture therapy, moxa therapy and etc. Results : After treatment, improvement was seen in dysfunctional uterine bleeding, generalized weakness. Conclusion : The study suggests that oriental medicine therapy is significantly effective in the treatment of metrorrhagia and metrostaxis with endometrial polyp.

• The Journal of Korean Obstetrics and Gynecology
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.73-84
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• 2011

Objectives: This study examined the recent update of factors affect length and regularity of menstrual cycle and symptoms need for diagnosis in oriental medicine. Methods: For factors, we searched the key word "menstrual cycle length and factor" in ScienceDirect(http://www.sciencedirect.com) and we mainly searched symptoms in the journal of oriental obstetrics & gynecology and text. Results: The result are shown in the Table 1-3. Conclusion: In fact as the fluctuation of menstrual cycle length and regularity is very high in healthy women, we must observe the factor affect menstrual cycle with attention even though rule out disease, operation and HRT etc. these researches show potential to compound oriental medicine care and factor of menstrual cycle change.

• The Journal of Korean Obstetrics and Gynecology
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.222-232
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• 2011

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to report the effect of oriental medicine on 2 patients with secondary amenorrhea. Methods: The patients who had secondary amenorrhea were treated by oriental medical treatments such as herbal medication(Gami-joukyung-tang, Gwibi-tanggagam-bang), acupuncture and moxibustion therapy. Results: After oriental medical treatments, the patients could have their periods again and their menstrual condition was improved. Conclusion: This case report shows that the oriental medical therapy is effective for treating secondary amenorrhea.

• The Journal of Korean Obstetrics and Gynecology
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• v.27 no.3
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• pp.143-150
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• 2014

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to report a effect of herbal medicine at threatened abortion in the early stages of pregnancy. Methods: A 37-year-old female patient who had the abdomen pain with vaginal bleeding was taken Gyoaesamultang-gami and Antae-eum for 11 days at Dae-gu Haany University Hospital in Pohang. Results: During this treatment period, vaginal bleeding and abdomen pain were relieved. Also after all treatment, the effect had been continuing. Conclusions: Gyoaesamultang-gami is effective on threatened abortion. And the female patient deliver normally.

• The Journal of Korean Obstetrics and Gynecology
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.205-215
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• 2006

Purpose : To identify factors related to the severity and frequency of hot flush of postmenopausal women who participated in a clinical trial. Methods : A cross-section study of 34 postmenopausal women between 40 and 60 years of age was done. VAS(visual analog scale) was used to evaluate the hot flush degree. Statistical analysis was performed with multiple linear regression analysis. Results : Hot flush VAS was proportional to the percent body fat with 1.467 regression coefficient (p-value= 0.010). It implies that the symptom of hot flush becomes worse as the percent body fat increases. Some hormones also have effects on hot flush. We found that LH might cause increment of hot flush VAS(i.e., the corresponding regression coefficient is 0.912). Sasang constitution was not relevant to the hot flush degree. Hot flush VAS seemed to increase as the vascular aging degree by SA-2000 getting worse, but it was not statistically significant (p-value= 0.594). Conclusion : This study is a part of a prospective clinical trial. For more accurate result, larger-scale cross-section study or clinical trial are necessary.

• The Journal of Korean Obstetrics and Gynecology
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• v.24 no.4
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• pp.163-173
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• 2011

Purpose: To show the clinical aspects in outpatients who visited Oriental Obstetric & Gynecology Clinic Methods: We studied 7141 patients who visited Oriental Obstetric & Gynecology Clinic from 2008 to 2010. Results: 1. The total patients and the percentage of new patients increased every year. 2. The age distribution showed over 60% in 20~49. 3. The percentage of Oriental Ob&Gy patients decreased with 55% in 2008, 28% in 2009, 29% in 2010. 4. The distribution of oriental diagnosis showed 55.4% in Ob&Gy, 19.2% in musculoskeletal system, 6% digestive system and respiratory system neuropsychiatry in 2008. And 30.6% in musculoskeletal system, 28.5% in Ob&Gy, 10.9% neuropsychiatry in 2009. And 29% in musculoskeletal system, 28.1% in Ob&Gy, 11.1% in heart system in 2010. 5. The most commonly used herbal medicine was Ikgibohyeltang. Conclusions: We hope these results could be helpful to diagnosis and treatment of oriental Ob&Gy patients.

• The Journal of Korean Obstetrics and Gynecology
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.128-135
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• 2002

Objectives : Every year tens of treatises have been published on the journal of oriental gynecology. But until now there were no papers on the analysis of those treatises and no efforts to evaluate them. Method : To analyze the treatises of journal of oriental gynecology, we examined 19 journals published from 1987 to 2001. There were no rules to analyze treatises, we followed the way of Seo, classifying treatises into bibliographic, experimental and clinical categories. Results and conclusions : 1. Until 1994 most of treatises were bibliographic but from 1995 experimental treatises were increased. 2. Many(29.5%) of them were studied about the diseases in pregnancy, Many(25.4%) of experimental treatises were reserched about the diseases on leukorrhea. 3. In the clinical treatises most of them were case reports. 4. In the bibliographic treatises 90% of them were studied about the classic contents categories. 5. In the clinical treatises the way of treatment showed about same percentage between single herb medication and acupuncture-herb medication complex.