[Treatment of integrated traditional and Western medicine in recurrent spontaneous abortion of immune abnormality type]

Zhongguo Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi. 1997 Jul;17(7):390-2.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

Immune abnormality type of recurrent spontaneous abortion (RSA) is an important etiological type, major findings of that are the abnormal increases in auto and/or allo-antibodies of anti-zona pellucida, antiphospholipid and anti-ABO blood group. In the present study, to assess the clinical values of integrated traditional and Western medicine and its therapeutic mechanisms in treating immune abnormality type of RSA.

Methods: Aborters were treated by Zhibai Dihuang Pills for anti-zona pellucida antibodies, and clear evil Heat, remove Dampness, replenish blood and activate circulation by Chinese medicinal herbs recipe for anti-phospholipid and anti-ABO group antibodies.

Results: After they had been treated by these recipe, 92.3% of them became pregnant with normal delivery. It was found in dynamic investigation that level of the antibodies turned to decrease gradually during the treatment, and that of anti-phospholipid and anti-ABO group antibodies increased again at beginning of pregnancy and then decreased gradually with continuing pregnancy.

Conclusion: Chinese herbs recipe could be used to treat RSA of the immune abnormality type by way of decreasing the elevated levels of auto and/or allo-antibodies.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • ABO Blood-Group System / immunology
  • Abortion, Habitual / drug therapy*
  • Abortion, Habitual / immunology
  • Adult
  • Aspirin / therapeutic use
  • Autoantibodies / metabolism
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / therapeutic use*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Phospholipids / immunology
  • Pregnancy
  • Zona Pellucida / immunology

Substances

  • ABO Blood-Group System
  • Autoantibodies
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal
  • Phospholipids
  • Aspirin