KOMBINASI AKUPUNTUR DENGAN METFORMIN ATAU CLOMIPHENE CITRATE TERHADAP POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME DALAM MENINGKATKAN KEHAMILAN
COMBINATION OF ACUPUNCTURE WITH METFORMIN OR CLOMIPHENE CITRATE FOR POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME IN PROMOTING PREGNANCY
Abstract
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is one of the diseases that can cause infertility for women. Pharmacological therapy given is either metformin or clomiphene citrate while non-pharmacological is acupuncture. Both therapies have been shown to be beneficial in increasing pregnancy. Therefore, the purpose of this review is to determine the effect of the combination of acupuncture against metformin or clomiphene in increasing pregnancy rates. The method used was a literature review sourced from Google Scholar, Pub Med, Science Direct. Then identification, screening, adjustment of inclusion and exclusion variables were carried out and then selected titles, abstracts and contents so that only 6 articles were discussed. The results obtained that the combination therapy of acupuncture with metformin has better clinical effectiveness than clomiphene citrate because of minimal side effects and satisfactory outcomes in increasing pregnancy. Thus, it is hoped that further research will be carried out in the use of a combination of acupuncture therapy with metformin or clomiphene citrate.
Abstrak
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) merupakan salah satu penyakit yang dapat mengakibatkan infertilitas bagi wanita. Terapi farmakologi yang diberikan yaitu baik metformin atau clomiphene citrate sedangkan non farmakologi berupa akupuntur. Kedua terapi tersebut terbukti bermanfaat dalam meningkatkan kehamilan. Oleh sebab itu, tujuan tinjauan ini adalah untuk mengetahui efek kombinasi akupuntur terhadap metformin atau clomiphene dalam meningkatkan tingkat kehamilan. Metode yang digunakan berupa kajian literatur yang bersumber dari Google Scholar, Pub Med, Science Direct. Kemudian dilakukan identifikasi, skrining, penyesuaian terhadap variabel inklusi dan eksklusi lalu dilakukan seleksi judul, abstrak dan isi maka yang hanya dibahas berjumlah 6 artikel. Hasil yang didapatkan bahwasannya terapi kombinasi akupuntur dengan metformin memiliki efektifitas klinis yang lebih baik dibandingkan clomiphene citrate sebab efek samping yang lebih minim serta outcomes yang cukup memuaskan dalam meningkatkan kehamilan. Dengan demikian, diharapkan dilakukannya penelitian lebih lanjut dalam pemanfaatan kombinasi terapi akupuntur dengan metformin atau clomiphene citrate.
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