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Intervention Protocol

Acupuncture for polycystic ovarian syndrome

  1. Danforn CE Lim1,*,
  2. Charlie Changli Xue2,
  3. Felix WS Wong3,
  4. Anthony J O'Sullivan4,
  5. Jian Ping Liu5,
  6. Wei Chen6,
  7. Lisa NC Cheng7

Editorial Group: Cochrane Menstrual Disorders and Subfertility Group

Published Online: 15 APR 2009

Assessed as up-to-date: 23 NOV 2008

DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007689

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Lim DCE, Xue CC, Wong FWS, O'Sullivan AJ, Liu JP, Chen W, Cheng LNC. Acupuncture for polycystic ovarian syndrome (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2009, Issue 2. Art. No.: CD007689. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007689.

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  1. 1

    University of New South Wales, South Western Sydney Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia

  2. 2

    RMIT University, Discipline of Chinese Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia

  3. 3

    School of Women's and Children's Health, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia

  4. 4

    University of New South Wales, St George Clinical School, Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia

  5. 5

    Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Centre for Evidence-Based Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China

  6. 6

    Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Centre For Evidence-Based Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China

  7. 7

    University of New South Wales, Faculty of Medicine, Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia

*Danforn CE Lim, South Western Sydney Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Elizabeth St, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, New South Wales, 2170, Australia. celim@unswalumni.com. D.LIM@UNSW.EDU.AU.

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  1. Publication Status: Edited (no change to conclusions)
  2. Published Online: 15 APR 2009

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This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows:

To assess the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture treatment for subfertile women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS).

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