[Clinical effect of acupuncture combined with traditional Chinese medicine in treatment of oligozoospermia/asthenozoospermia: a meta-analysis].

Objective: To evaluate the clinical effect of acupuncture combined with Chinese medicine in the treatment of oligozoospermia/asthenozoospermia.

Methods: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of acupuncture combined with traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in the treatment of oligozoospermia/asthenozoospermia published up to February 15, 2019 were searched from databases of CNKI, CBM, Wanfang Data, VIP, PubMed, Embase, and The Cochrane Library. Two reviewers independently performed quality assessment and data extraction of the studies, and RevMan5.

[Effect on sperm quality of asthenospermia and oligospermia treated with grain-moxibustion combined with medicine therapy].

Objective: To observe the clinical effect of grain-moxibustion combined with medicine therapy for asthenospermia and oligospermia.

Methods: A tatal of 60 patients were randomized into an observation group (30 cases) and a control group (30 cases) according to 1︰1 ratio. In the control group, vitamin E capsules were taken orally one capsule each time, twice a day, and pills 6 g each time, three times a day for a total of 3 months.

The effects of acupuncture on pregnancy outcomes of in vitro fertilization: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: The effects of acupuncture on in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcomes remain controversial. And the variation in participant, interventions, outcomes studied, and trial design may relate to the efficacy of adjuvant acupuncture.

Methods: We searched digital databases for relevant studies, including Embase, PubMed, Cochrane Library and some Chinese databases up to December 2018, for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating the effects of acupuncture on women undergoing IVF.

[Analysis on CHENG Dan-an's exploration of quantification acupuncture and moxibustion stimulation].

As a physical therapy, there is a certain relationship between the stimulating quantity and the efficacy of acumoxibustion therapy. However, because of the thinking mode of traditional Chinese medicine in the ancient times, qualitative descriptions about acu-moxibustion stimulation in the classical literature are predominating. Mr.

[Professor YANG Zhao-min's contribution to the education of modern acupuncture and moxibustion].

It was completely collected and summarized the teaching history and the relevant historical materials of Professor YANG Zhao-min via consulting the literatures, investigation, interview, etc. in this paper. The summaries indicated that from the beginning of running a school, Professor YANG Zhao-min adhered to the CHENG's moral, worked hard and successfully explored and practiced the training pattern of teaching tour for the personnel training of acupuncture and moxibustion.

[Comparative study of bloodletting therapy between traditional Chinese medicine and Tibetan medicine].

The comparative study of bloodletting therapy between traditional Chinese medicine and Tibetan medicine in view of history development, theoretic basis, bloodletting location, bloodletting tool, operation method, bloodletting amount, indications, contraindications and the others are conducted in this paper. It is pointed out that the bloodletting therapy could be better carried forward and developed through the interaction and integration of bloodletting therapy between traditional Chinese medicine and Tibetan medicine in term of the theoretic, practical and development patterns under the guidance of these two different medical theoretical systems.

[Clinical observation on acupotomy for treatment of simple obesity].

Objective: To compare the efficacy differences among acupotomy, electroacupuncture and acupuncture for treatment of simple obesity.

Methods: One hundred and five cases were randomly divided into an acupotomy group, an electroacupuncture group and an acupuncture group, 35 cases in each group, and Zhongwan (CV 12), Tianshu (ST 25), Shangjuxu (ST 37), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), etc, were selected in three groups and also with selection of acupoints according to symptoms. The acupotomy group was treated with acupotomy 40 mm in length and 0.