Anti-phlogistic and Immunocompetent Effects of Acupuncture Treatment in Women Suffering from Chronic Pelvic Inflammatory Diseases

摘要： <正> Thirty-nine women of reproductive age suffering from chronic pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) for atleast two years, previously treated pharmacologically with no effect, were enrolled in a four-weektherapeutic protocol consisting of 12 acupuncture treatments performed with the frequency of three perweek. In each female patient at baseline and after the study, pain score and the following parameters inblood serum were evaluated: concentration of immunoglobulin M (IgM), albumins, alphal-globulins,alpha2-globulins and gamma-globulins, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and white blood cell (WBC)count. During the study, we obtained a significant drop in ESR and IgM levels together with a rise ingamma-globulin concentrations. A significant decrease (from 4.89±0.82 to 0.63±1.05) in pain score was ... （共1页）