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ReviewEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2021

The Effect of Acupuncture on Glucose Metabolism and Lipid Profiles in Patients with PCOS: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Ruqun Zheng, Peng Qing, Mei Han, Jinlong Song, Min Hu, Hongxia Ma, Juan Li

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Review in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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  8. Study of association between serum anti-Müllerian hormone, glucose intolerance, and metabolic syndrome in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome: A comparative study.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2026
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7 authors.

Ruqun ZhengDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Peng QingDepartment of Acumoxibustion, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
Mei HanBeijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Jinlong SongDepartment of Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Min HuDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7731-5874
Hongxia MaDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Juan LiDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3529-178X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate the effectiveness of acupuncture on glucose metabolism and lipid profiles in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

methodsDatabases, including the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), the China Science and Technology Journal Database (VIP), Wanfang, PubMed, and the Cochrane Library were searched for the relevant literature, with the retrieval deadline being February 2020. Two reviewers independently screened, selected, and extracted the data and validated the results. The methodological quality of the included studies was evaluated with the risk of bias tool, and the meta-analysis was performed using the RevMan 5.3.5 software.

resultsA total of 737 patients with PCOS from 10 randomized controlled trials were included in the meta-analysis. A pooled analysis showed significant decreases in body mass index (mean difference (MD) = -1.47, 95% CI -2.35 to -0.58,

conclusionAcupuncture is relatively effective and safe in improving glucose metabolism and insulin sensitivity in patients with PCOS. The included studies were generally of not bad methodological quality, but further large-scale, long-term randomized controlled trials with rigorous methodological standards are still warranted.

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