ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2012
Use of chinese medicine and subsequent surgery in women with uterine fibroid: a retrospective cohort study.
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- Segmental Electroacupuncture for Uterine Fibroids: A Case Report.Clinical case reports · 2026Article
- Integrated pharmacoanalysis, bioinformatics analysis, and experimental validation to identify the ingredients and mechanisms of Xiao-Luo-Wan in uterine fibroids treatment.Pharmaceutical biology · 2025Article
- Association between ESR1 rs2234693 single nucleotide polymorphism and uterine fibroids in Taiwanese premenopausal and postmenopausal women.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2023Article
- Risk of uterine leiomyoma based on BET1L rs2280543 single nucleotide polymorphism and vegetarian diet.BMC women's health · 2022Article
- The Influence of Intraoperative Ultrasound Monitoring on the Risk of Recurrence and Reoperation in Patients with Hysteromyomectomy.Contrast media & molecular imaging · 2022Article
- Ameliorative Effects of Component Chinese Medicine FromFrontiers in public health · 2021Article
- Network pharmacology evaluation of the active ingredients and potential targets of XiaoLuoWan for application to uterine fibroids.Bioscience reports · 2020Article
- Use of Chinese medicine correlates negatively with the consumption of conventional medicine and medical cost in patients with uterine fibroids: a population-based retrospective cohort study in Taiwan.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2015Article
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Abstract
Background. Chinese medicine (CM) has been used to relieve symptoms relevant to uterine fibroids. Objective. This study investigated the association between the use of CM and the incidence of uterine surgery in women with uterine fibroids. Subjects and Methods. This retrospective cohort study extracted records for 16,690 subjects diagnosed with a uterine fibroid between 2000 and 2003 from the National Health Insurance reimbursement database. The risk factors for surgery were examined via Cox proportional hazard analysis, and the difference in incidence of surgery between CM users and nonusers was compared using incidence rate ratios (IRRs) derived from Poisson's models. Results. After an average follow-up period of 4.5 years, the cumulative incidence of uterine surgery was significantly lower in CM users than CM nonusers (P < 0.0001). Compared to CM nonusers, CM users were more unlikely to undergo uterine surgery (adjusted hazard ratio = 0.18, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.17, 0.19). The incidence of surgery in CM users was dramatically different from that for CM nonusers (IRR = 0.17, 95% CI = 0.16, 0.18). Conclusion. The risk of uterine surgery among fibroid patients who used CM was significantly decreased, implying an effective treatment of fibroid-related symptoms provided by CM.
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