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case_images: Location of acupoints on the human body. By Figdraw. (A) Abdominal acupoints. (B) Dorsal acupoints. (C) Femoral acupoints. (D) Crural acupoints.
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case_images: Figure 1 illustrates their location on the human body.
case_images: Process of thread-embedding therapy. (A) Absorbable surgical suture. (B) Disposable thread-embedding needle. (C) Place the thread in the front of the tube of the needle. (D) Puncture the needle into the acupoint. Then, push the needle core while withdrawing the needle tube at the same time.
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case_images: The operator cleaned and disinfected his or her hands, opened the embedding bag, wore sterile gloves, and took a 4-0 absorbable surgical suture with a length of 2 cm (Shandong Boda Medical Products CO., LTD, BD150301, Figure 2A) with sterile tweezers. It was placed in the front of the tube of a 0.7 mm x 60 mm disposable thread-embedding needle (Zhenjiang Gaoguan Medical Equipment Co., LTD, YZB/Su 0480-2007, Figures 2B,C), and the thread was loaded into the needle body from the tip (the needle core was slightly back so that the thread was flush with the inner edge of the needle tip). Table 2, which is appropriate to feel acid and swelling at the acupoints specifically. Then, push the needle core while withdrawing the needle tube at the same time (Figure 2D).
case_images: Female hormonal change values. August 4, 2020 and September 12, 2020 were the times before treatment. January 26, 2021 was the time during the treatment period.
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case_images: TCM syndrome are shown in Tables 3, 4. The changes in her hormone level and the treatment timeline are demonstrated, respectively, in Figures 3, 4.
case_images: Treatment timeline. Contents in the arrow lists the main events in treatment and the development and outcome of the disease at the time labelled in the circle at the bottom of the arrow.
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case_images: TCM syndrome are shown in Tables 3, 4. The changes in her hormone level and the treatment timeline are demonstrated, respectively, in Figures 3, 4.