The skin surface microcirculation of conception vessel, governor vessel and thoroughfare vessel in patients with primary dysmenorrhea

OBJECTIVE: To observe the skin surface microcirculation of acupoints of conception vessel, governor vessel and thoroughfare vessel in patients with primary dysmenorrhea using laser speckle contrast imaging (LSCI), and provide acupoint selection basis of acupuncture-moxibustion for primary dysmenorrhea.

METHODS: Ninety-nine healthy female college students with regular menstrual cycles (normal group) and 94 female college students with primary dysmenorrhea (dysmenorrhea group) were recruited. Before menstrual period, on the first day of menstruation, and on the third day after menstruation, LSCI was used to observe the surface microcirculation at the abdominal acupoints of conception vessel, i. e. Yinjiao (CV 7), Qihai (CV 6), Shimen (CV 5), Guanyuan (CV 4), Zhongji (CV 3) and Qugou (CV 2), acupoints of thoroughfare vessel, i. e. Huangshu (KI 16), Zhongzhu (KI 15), Siman (KI 14), Qixue (KI 13), Dahe (KI 12), Henggu (KI 11) and acupoints of lumbosacral region of governor vessel, i. e. Xuanshu (GV 5), Mingmen (GV 4), Yaoyangguan (GV 3), Yaoshu (GV 2) as well as two non-acupoints.

RESULTS: Before menstrual period, there was no significant difference in the surface blood perfusion of the acupoints between the dysmenorrhea group and the normal group (P>0.05). On the first day of menstruation, the surface blood perfusion of Xuanshu (GV 5), Mingmen (GV 4), Yaoyangguan (GV 3) and right Huangshu (KI 16) in the dysmenorrhea group was higher than that in the normal group (P<0.05, P<0.01). On the third day after menstruation, the surface blood perfusion of the right Henggu (KI 11) in the dysmenorrhea group was lower than that in the normal group (P<0.05).

CONCLUSION: In patients with primary dysmenorrhea, on the first day of menstruation, the surface blood perfusion of Xuanshu (GV 5), Mingmen (GV 4), Yaoyangguan (GV 3) of governor vessel, and the right Huangshu (KI 16) of thoroughfare vessel is increased, while on the third day after menstruation, the surface blood perfusion of the right Henggu (KI 11) of thoroughfare vessel is decreased. These findings might provide a basis for acupoint selection in the acupuncture-moxibustion treatment of primary dysmenorrhea.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:43

Enthalten in:

Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion - 43(2023), 9 vom: 12. Sept., Seite 1042-7

Sprache:

Chinesisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lin, Miao [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Ming-Jian [VerfasserIn]
Fan, Xi-Sheng [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Xi-Fen [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Jin [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Guang-Tong [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Hao [VerfasserIn]
Zuo, Guang [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Jun [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Jun-Cha [VerfasserIn]
She, Yan-Fen [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Blood perfusion
Conception vessel, governor vessel and thoroughfare vessel
English Abstract
Journal Article
Laser speckle contrast imaging
Meridian-acupoint specificity
Microcirculation
Primary dysmenorrhea

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Date Completed 13.09.2023

Date Revised 13.09.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.13703/j.0255-2930.20221227-k0005

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM361952783