ACUPUNCTURE NORMALIZES DYSFUNCTION OF HYPOTHALAMIC-PITUITARY-OVARIAN AXIS

This article summarizes the studies of the mechanism of electroacupunc ture (EA) in the regulation of the abnormal function of hypothalamic-p ituitary-ovarian axis (HPOA) in our laboratory. Clinical observation s howed that EA with the effective acupoints could cure some anovulatory patients in a highly effective rate and the experimental results sugg ested that EA might regulate the dysfunction of HPOA in several ways, which means EA could influence some gene expression of brain, thereby, normalizing secretion of some hormones, such as GnRH, LH and E-2. The effects of EA might possess a relative specificity on acupoints.