Curative effect of special acupuncture techniques on female urethral syndrome and its relationship with the course of treatment

PurposeTo observe the curative effect of special acupuncture techniques on female urethral syndrome and its relationship with the course of treatment.MethodFour abdominal and four sacral empirical points were acupunctured with special techniques and electricity. A difference in curative effect was investigated between different numbers of treatments.ResultsThe clinical cure rate reached 15.2% just after ≤10 (7.3±1.3) treatments. The curative effect was significantly better after 20–40 (32.1±5.8) treatments than after ≤10 (7.3±1.3) treatments ({ie19-1},P<0.05). The clinical cure rate reached 43.5% in the former.ConclusionSpecial acupuncture techniques have a good clinical effect on female urethral syndrome. The curative effect improves with an increase in the number of treatments.