Acupuncture in Uterine Fibroids Management: Literature Update on Frequently Used Acupoints and the Underlying Mechanism—A Narrative Review
The results of this review can provide a reference of acupoint selection for future surveys. Considering the lack of adequate clinical trials on treatment of uterine fibroids with acupuncture, additional investigations are needed to increase the evidence targeting the efficacy of acupuncture for the management of uterine fibroids.
Authors
- Seyed Kazem Farahmand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4690-5422)
- Parvaneh Layegh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6436-686X)
- Hoda Azizi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1120-2217)
- Leili Hafizi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5486-6032)
- Amir Hooman Kazemi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3744-3449)
- Maliheh Dadgarmoghaddam
- Elham Hooshyarazar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4204-4702)
Institutions
- Iran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health Science Reports
- Published
- 2025-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.71505
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Uterine Myomas and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.06