Research Article

The Traditional Chinese Medicine Prescription Pattern of Endometriosis Patients in Taiwan: A Population-Based Study

Table 2

Frequency distribution of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) visits by major disease categories (according to the 9th ICD codes) in women with endometriosis from 1998 to 2008 in Taiwan.

Major disease categoryNumber of visits (%)
ICD-9-CM
code range
Chinese herbal remediesAcupuncture or
traumatology
Total of TCM

Infectious and parasitic diseases001–139825 (0.3)5 (0.0)830 (0.2)
Neoplasms140–2393,731 (1.2)56 (0.1)3,787 (1.0)
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases, and immunity disorders240–2793,376 (1.1)29 (0.0)3,405 (0.9)
Mental disorders290–3191,629 (0.5)14 (0.0)1,643 (0.4)
Diseases of the nervous system and sense organs320–3896,431 (2.0)525 (0.6)6,956 (1.8)
Diseases of the circulatory system390–4593,807 (1.2)43 (0.1)3,850 (1.0)
Diseases of the respiratory system460–51943,117 (13.7)205 (0.3)43,322 (10.9)
Diseases of the digestive system520–57932,891 (10.4)223 (0.3)33,114 (8.3)
Diseases of the genitourinary system580–62967,532 (21.4)499 (0.6)68,031 (17.1)
Endometriosis6174,564224,586
Dyspareunia625.0000
Dysmenorrhea625.311,02813411,162
Infertility6282,634232,657
Other diseases49,30632049,626
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue680–7099,198 (2.9)60 (0.1)9,258 (2.3)
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue710–73913,377 (4.2)23,160 (28.4)36,537 (9.2)
Symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions780–79956,385 (17.9)574 (0.7)56,959 (14.3)
Pelvic pain789.02,610412,651
Injury and poisoning800–9991,582 (0.5)35,597 (43.7)37,179 (9.4)
Supplementary classificationV01–V82, E800–E9994 (0.0)25 (0.0)29 (0.0)
Others*71,625 (22.7)20,424 (25.1)92,049 (23.2)

Endometriosis and its related symptoms20,83622021,056

Total315,51081,439396,949

*Other include ICD-9-CM code range 280–289, 630–677, 740–759, 760–779, and missing/error data.
Endometriosis and its related symptoms include ICD-9-CM code 617, 625.0, 625.3, and 789.0.