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Treating primary infertility due to pituitary atrophy with Chinese herbs: a case report
Author(s) -
Zhou Jue,
Qu Fan
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
phytotherapy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.019
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1573
pISSN - 0951-418X
DOI - 10.1002/ptr.2162
Subject(s) - medicine , infertility , primary amenorrhea , atrophy , chinese herbs , amenorrhea , primary infertility , traditional chinese medicine , medicinal herbs , gynecology , traditional medicine , pediatrics , physiology , pregnancy , alternative medicine , pathology , biology , genetics
Abstract In the report a patient who suffered from secondary amenorrhea for 6 years and primary infertility for 2 years due to pituitary atrophy was successfully cured with Chinese herbs. After orally administered Chinese herbs for 1 month, the patient menstruated once and became pregnant later. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.