Lee, Pavel
(Korean Uzbekistan Friendship Oriental Medicine Hospital)
,
Yu, Junsang
(Department of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, Sangji University College of Korean Medicine)
Sexual dysfunction (SD) is a health problem which occurs during any phase of the sexual response cycle that keeps the individual or couple from experiencing satisfaction from the sexual activity. SD covers a wide variety of symptoms like in men, erectile dysfunction and premature or delayed ejaculat...
Sexual dysfunction (SD) is a health problem which occurs during any phase of the sexual response cycle that keeps the individual or couple from experiencing satisfaction from the sexual activity. SD covers a wide variety of symptoms like in men, erectile dysfunction and premature or delayed ejaculation, in women, spasms of the vagina and pain with sexual intercourse, in both sexes, sexual desire and response. And pharmacopuncture, i.e. injection of subclinical doses of drugs, mostly herb medicine, in acupoints, has been adopted with successful results. This case report showed the effect of bee venom on SD. A 51-year-old male patient with SD, who had a past history of taking Western medication to treat his SD and who had previously undergone surgery on his lower back due to a herniated disc, received treatments using pharmacopuncture of sweet bee venom (SBV) at Gwanwon (CV4), Hoeeum (CV1), Sinsu (BL23), and Gihaesu (BL24) for 20 days. Objectively, the patient showed improvement on most items on the International Index for Erectile Dysfunction (IIEF) like 28 to 29 out of perfect score 30 for erectile function, 10 to 10 out of perfect score 10 for orgasmic function, 6 to 8 out of perfect score 10 for sexual desire, 10 to 13 out of perfect score 15 for satisfaction with intercourse, and 6 to 8 out of perfect score 10 for overall satisfaction; subjectively, his words, the tone of his voice and the look of confidence in his eyes all indicated improvement. Among the variety of effects of SBV pharmacopuncture, urogenital problems such as SD may be health problems that pharmacopuncture can treat effectively.
Sexual dysfunction (SD) is a health problem which occurs during any phase of the sexual response cycle that keeps the individual or couple from experiencing satisfaction from the sexual activity. SD covers a wide variety of symptoms like in men, erectile dysfunction and premature or delayed ejaculation, in women, spasms of the vagina and pain with sexual intercourse, in both sexes, sexual desire and response. And pharmacopuncture, i.e. injection of subclinical doses of drugs, mostly herb medicine, in acupoints, has been adopted with successful results. This case report showed the effect of bee venom on SD. A 51-year-old male patient with SD, who had a past history of taking Western medication to treat his SD and who had previously undergone surgery on his lower back due to a herniated disc, received treatments using pharmacopuncture of sweet bee venom (SBV) at Gwanwon (CV4), Hoeeum (CV1), Sinsu (BL23), and Gihaesu (BL24) for 20 days. Objectively, the patient showed improvement on most items on the International Index for Erectile Dysfunction (IIEF) like 28 to 29 out of perfect score 30 for erectile function, 10 to 10 out of perfect score 10 for orgasmic function, 6 to 8 out of perfect score 10 for sexual desire, 10 to 13 out of perfect score 15 for satisfaction with intercourse, and 6 to 8 out of perfect score 10 for overall satisfaction; subjectively, his words, the tone of his voice and the look of confidence in his eyes all indicated improvement. Among the variety of effects of SBV pharmacopuncture, urogenital problems such as SD may be health problems that pharmacopuncture can treat effectively.
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가설 설정
After surgery, the numbness in both legs and feet and the lower back pain were decreasing. During his admission period from October 10th to October 30th, he asked if SD could be treated with Korean medicine. After receiving our response, he decided to undergo 20 days of treatments without any kinds of herbal medicines and western drugs for SD.
제안 방법
During his admission period from October 10th to October 30th, he asked if SD could be treated with Korean medicine. After receiving our response, he decided to undergo 20 days of treatments without any kinds of herbal medicines and western drugs for SD. After the treatment he expressed better feelings about his sexual behavior.
The pharmacopuncture treatment using these 4 points was conducted for 10 days. After that procedure, CV4 and CV1 were selected to maintain the sexual function effect, and the SBV pharmacopuncture was administered at doses of 0.1 cc and 0.2 cc, respectively, every other day for 10 days (Fig. 1).
He had low back pain since 2009, and his symptom, such as numbness in both leg and feet, which had been severe, deteriorated. He underwent a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the lower back, and the intervertebral disc space between L5 and S1 was found to be narrowed and a herniated disc was manifested. Thus, he decided to undergo surgery to insert artificial cartilage between L5 and S1.
To evaluate the sexual function, we had the patient complete the IIEF questionnaire before and after treatment. In this study, no medical diagnostic devices were used to measure erectile dysfunction.
대상 데이터
Sexual dysfunction involves several factors concerning mental satisfaction, so although completing and interpreting the results of a questionnaire are easy, no absolute and discrete values exist for individuals with and without SD. In a study, the IIEF questionnaire was tested in 111 men with sexual dysfunction and 109 age-matched normal volunteers. Therefore, mean scores for controls (normal volunteers) and patients could be obtained [2].
In this study, four acupuncture points were used, CV4, CV1, BL23 and BL24 [7]. CV4 is the front collecting point (Mu point) of the small intestine and represents the intersection of the interior branches of the three Yin channels of the foot.
성능/효과
As the treatments continued, the symptoms of SD improved. After treatment, the results showed improved erectile function, sexual desire, satisfaction with intercourse, and overall satisfaction. Based on the patient’s subjective self-evaluation, he also showed improvements in the duration of erection, hardness (vascularity) of the penis, and shortening of recovery period (re-action), his lower back pain decreased, the flow of urine when urinating was not interrupted, and generally he felt more confident in his life.
후속연구
, existed. Nevertheless, this study could be regarded as helpful to broaden the scope for using SBV pharmacopuncture to treat urogenital diseases. In the future, additional systematic research or randomized clinical trials in this area will be needed to find the ways to treat sexual problems using pharmacopuncture and Korean medicine treatments.
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