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Applications and Therapeutic Actions of Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Women with Genital Infection
Joint Authors
Kong, Sai
Zhang, Yue-Hui
Liu, Chen-Fang
Tsui, Ilene
Han, Feng-Juan
Yu, Yang
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-17, 17 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-02-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
17
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Genital infection is a common worldwide disease among females with clinical features such as bilateral lower abdominal tenderness, abnormal vaginal or cervical discharge, fever, abnormal vaginal bleeding, dyspareunia, vaginal itching, and adnexal tenderness, which can significantly impair women’s health and quality of life.
Genital infection is commonly treated with antibiotics, leading to an imbalance in gut flora due to prolonged use of antibiotics.
Therefore, it is necessary to discover safe and efficacious alternative treatment strategies for patients with genital infection.
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is becoming increasingly prevalent among women with genital infection.
CAM has interested the western mainstream medical community because of its less invasive, safe, effective, economical, and convenient therapies.
CAM focuses on the prevention and treatment of disease and has become an important force in treating chronic disease.
During the last few decades, the popularity of CAM has gradually increased.
To further understand the efficacy of CAM in treating genital infection, our paper will review the current progress of treating genital infection including vulvitis, vaginitis, cervicitis, and pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) with CAM therapies.
Several CAM strategies including traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), acupuncture, Psychology interference, and physical therapy are introduced in this review.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Liu, Chen-Fang& Zhang, Yue-Hui& Kong, Sai& Tsui, Ilene& Yu, Yang& Han, Feng-Juan. 2014. Applications and Therapeutic Actions of Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Women with Genital Infection. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-17.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1035326
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Liu, Chen-Fang…[et al.]. Applications and Therapeutic Actions of Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Women with Genital Infection. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-17.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Liu, Chen-Fang& Zhang, Yue-Hui& Kong, Sai& Tsui, Ilene& Yu, Yang& Han, Feng-Juan. Applications and Therapeutic Actions of Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Women with Genital Infection. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-17.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1035326
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1035326