Successful acupuncture treatment of uterine myoma.
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چکیده
Our case report as the second one in the medical literature demonstrated successful outcome of acupuncture treatment of uterine myoma in terms of tumor size reduction and absence of hypermenorrhea and anemia with successful perinatal outcome with two healthy newborns after previous late miscarriage. Accordingly, acupuncture treatment can be used as an inexpensive, efficient and simple therapeutic option in the management of particular types of myoma.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Acta clinica Croatica
دوره 53 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014