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Differences in the Tongue Features of Primary Dysmenorrhea Patients and Controls over a Normal Menstrual Cycle
Joint Authors
Lee, Haebeom
Kim, Jihye
Kim, Keun Ho
Kim, Jong Yeol
Kim, Hyunho
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-05-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
The aims of this study were to investigate the relationships between tongue features and the existence of menstrual pain and to provide basic information regarding the changes in tongue features during a menstrual cycle.
Methods.
This study was conducted at the Kyung Hee University Medical Center.
Forty-eight eligible participants aged 20 to 29 years were enrolled and assigned to two groups according to their visual analogue scale (VAS) scores.
Group A included 24 females suffering from primary dysmenorrhea (PD) caused by qi stagnation and blood stasis syndrome with VAS ≥ 4.
In contrast, Group B included 24 females with few premenstrual symptoms and VAS < 4.
All participants completed four visits (menses-follicular-luteal-menses phases), and the tongue images were taken by using a computerized tongue image analysis system (CTIS).
Results.
The results revealed that the tongue coating color value and the tongue coating thickness in the PD group during the menstrual phase were significantly lower than those of the control group (P=0.031 and P=0.029, resp.).
Conclusions.
These results suggest that the tongue features obtained from the CTIS may serve as a supplementary means for the differentiation of syndromes and the evaluation of therapeutic effect and prognosis in PD.
Trial Registration.
This trial was registered with Clinical Research Information Service, registration number KCT0001604, registered on 27 August 2015.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kim, Jihye& Lee, Haebeom& Kim, Hyunho& Kim, Jong Yeol& Kim, Keun Ho. 2017. Differences in the Tongue Features of Primary Dysmenorrhea Patients and Controls over a Normal Menstrual Cycle. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1154315
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kim, Jihye…[et al.]. Differences in the Tongue Features of Primary Dysmenorrhea Patients and Controls over a Normal Menstrual Cycle. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1154315
American Medical Association (AMA)
Kim, Jihye& Lee, Haebeom& Kim, Hyunho& Kim, Jong Yeol& Kim, Keun Ho. Differences in the Tongue Features of Primary Dysmenorrhea Patients and Controls over a Normal Menstrual Cycle. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1154315
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1154315