Improving Effects of Liver-Soothing and Menstruation-Regulating Acupuncture in Combination with Press-Tack Needling on Sex Hormone Levels and Sleep Quality of Patients with Perimenopausal Insomnia

Abstract

Objective: This study aims to explore the improving effects of liver-soothing and menstruation-regulating acupuncture in combination with press-tack needling on sex hormone levels and sleep quality of patients with perimenopausal insomnia (PMI). Methods: 88 PMI patients, who were treated in our hospital and received the treatment of liver-soothing and menstruation-regulating acupuncture in combination with press-tack needling from April, 2022 to April, 2024 were included, and set as A group. During the same time, 83 PMI patients treated with liver-soothing and menstruation-regulating acupuncture were included as B group. The duration of treatment in the two groups was 30 days. The clinical efficacy of the two groups was compared. The data of sleep scores and levels of sex hormone indexes were collected from the two groups. Results: The clinical total effective rate in the A group was higher than that in the B group (p < 0.05). Compared to before treatment, PSQI, follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) levels were decreased in the two groups after treatment (p < 0.05), and these levels in the A group were lower than those in the B group (p < 0.05). Compared to before treatment, the E₂ level was increased in the two groups after treatment (p < 0.05), and its level in the A group was higher than that in the B group (p < 0.05). Conclusions: There is a significant efficacy of liver-soothing and menstruation-regulating acupuncture in combination with press-tack needling on the treatment of PMI patients. This combined therapy can alleviate the patients' clinical symptoms, improve their sleep quality and regulate sex hormone levels, suggesting its clinical application value.