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Date Published: 26/12/2025
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v557i1.16600
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Vol. 557 No. 1 (2025)
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Các bài báo
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Vũ, H. M., Lê, T. M. P., Lê, T. X., Vũ, T. T. L., Lương, T. T. H., & Lâm, Q. V. (2025). CLINICAL OUTCOMES OF AURICULAR ACUPUNCTURE FOR PRIMARY DYSMENORRHEA ACCORDING TO TRADITIONAL MEDICINE SYNDROMES. Vietnam Medical Journal, 557(1). https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v557i1.16600

CLINICAL OUTCOMES OF AURICULAR ACUPUNCTURE FOR PRIMARY DYSMENORRHEA ACCORDING TO TRADITIONAL MEDICINE SYNDROMES

Hà My Vũ, Thị Minh Phương Lê, Thành Xuân Lê, Thị Thùy Linh Vũ, Thị Thu Huyền Lương, Quang Vinh Lâm

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Abstract

This study was conducted on 40 patients with primary dysmenorrhea to evaluate the therapeutic response to auricular acupuncture according to Traditional Medicine syndromes. The main syndromes identified were qi stagnation and blood stasis (65%), cold retention and blood stasis (22.5%), and qi-blood deficiency (12.5%). After intervention, mean VAS scores decreased significantly across all three syndromes (p < 0.01), with improvements ranging from 1.77 to 2.25 points. The mean duration of pain decreased from 2.19 ± 0.89 to 1.76 ± 0.78 days (p < 0.05), while the number of menstrual days did not change significantly (p > 0.05). Quality of life scores (EQ-5D-5L) improved from 0.52–0.55 at baseline to 0.66–0.71 post-intervention, with statistical significance in all groups. These findings indicate that auricular acupuncture is a safe and effective method for reducing menstrual pain and enhancing quality of life in patients with primary dysmenorrhea, supporting its application in clinical practice.

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Primary dysmenorrhea, Auricular acupuncture, Traditional medicine syndrome, Quality of life.

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