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| | Chinese Herbal Therapy for Endometriosis |
 | | There are two methods of administering gossypol, a high-dosage, short-term therapy, in which the beneficial effects are more rapidly experienced but there is higher incidence of side effects, and a lower-dosage, longer-term therapy that has nearly as good a response after some delay, with fewer side effects. |
 | | The underlying causes of the blood stasis, in turn, are mainly the syndromes of qi stagnation (restricted circulation caused by emotional distress) and coldness (impaired metabolism and circulation), sometimes described as kidney yang deficiency. |
 | | With this therapy, 5 patients were said to be free of symptoms (with 1 pregnancy), 23 were markedly improved (with 6 pregnant), 11 were somewhat improved, and 3 failed to respond. |
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