ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2017
Differences in the Tongue Features of Primary Dysmenorrhea Patients and Controls over a Normal Menstrual Cycle.
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- Exploring the pivotal variables of tongue diagnosis between patients with acute ischemic stroke and health participants.Journal of traditional and complementary medicine · 2022Article
- The tongue features associated with chronic kidney disease.Medicine · 2021Observational
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- A Perspective on Tongue Diagnosis in Patients with Breast Cancer.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2021Article
- A Nonlinear Association between Tongue Fur Thickness and Tumor Marker Abnormality: A Cross-Sectional Study.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2021Article
- Tongue diagnosis indices for gastroesophageal reflux disease: A cross-sectional, case-controlled observational study.Medicine · 2020Observational
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Abstract
backgroundThe aims of this study were to investigate the relationships between tongue features and the existence of menstrual pain and to provide basic information regarding the changes in tongue features during a menstrual cycle.
methodsThis study was conducted at the Kyung Hee University Medical Center. Forty-eight eligible participants aged 20 to 29 years were enrolled and assigned to two groups according to their visual analogue scale (VAS) scores. Group A included 24 females suffering from primary dysmenorrhea (PD) caused by qi stagnation and blood stasis syndrome with VAS ≥ 4. In contrast, Group B included 24 females with few premenstrual symptoms and VAS < 4. All participants completed four visits (menses-follicular-luteal-menses phases), and the tongue images were taken by using a computerized tongue image analysis system (CTIS).
resultsThe results revealed that the tongue coating color value and the tongue coating thickness in the PD group during the menstrual phase were significantly lower than those of the control group (
conclusionsThese results suggest that the tongue features obtained from the CTIS may serve as a supplementary means for the differentiation of syndromes and the evaluation of therapeutic effect and prognosis in PD.
trial registrationThis trial was registered with Clinical Research Information Service, registration number KCT0001604, registered on 27 August 2015.
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