Scraping therapy for treating the perimenopausal syndrome

To evaluate the clinical effect of scraping therapy in the treatment of perimenopausal syndrome (PMS). Thirty recruited PMS subjects were treated with scraping therapy in the Outpatient Department, Acupuncture-Moxibustion Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, at the areas including Shéntíng (神庭GV24)—Bǎihuì (百会GV20), Qìhǎi (气海CV6)—Guānyuán (关元CV4), Zǐgōng (子宫EX-CA1), Zúsānlǐ (足三里ST36)—Xiàjùxū (下巨虚ST39), Dìjī (地机SP8)—Sányīnjiāo (三阴交SP6), Tàichōng (太冲LR3)—Xíngjiān (行间LR2), Gānshū (肝俞BL18)—Dǎnshū (胆俞BL19), Píshū (脾俞BL20)—Wèishū (胃俞BL 21), and Sānjiāoshū (三焦俞BL 22)—Shènshū (肾俞BL 23), with an even reinforcing-reducing method. Before and after treatment, the serum follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), and estradiol (E2) were tested. And before treatment and at the 4th week, 8th week, and 12th week of treatment, the Kupperman index (KI) and menopause-specific quality of life questionnaire (MENQOL) symptom scores were recorded for evaluating the clinical efficacy. Comparing with before treatment, the modified Kupperman symptom scores were all decreased after treatment, the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05); all symptoms were relieved significantly after treatment, the difference was statistically significant (all P< 0.05). There was no significant difference in serum E2, FSH, and LH levels after treatment (all P>0.05); the total effective rate was 86% after the 4 weeks’ treatment, 97% after the 8 weeks’ treatment, and 96% after the 12 weeks’ treatment. scraping therapy can relieve the PMS symptoms to some extent. It can improve the life quality of PMS subjects. Its influence on the estrogen levels of PMS subjects was not obvious.