The Effects of Acupuncture Combined with Auricular Acupressure in the Treatment of Chloasma

Table 3

Hormone levels for pre- and posttreatment.

Group	Total cases		FSH (mIU/mL)	LH (mIU/mL)	E2 (pg/mL)	P4 (ng/mL)
Acupuncture + auricular acupressure (group A)	45	Pretreatment	5.56 ± 1.08	4.32 ± 0.97	155 ± 5.60	8.85 ± 0.29
		Posttreatment	5.21 ± 0.98	4.58 ± 0.83	121 ± 5.25	12.95 ± 0.28
Acupuncture (group B)	45	Pretreatment	5.55 ± 1.18	4.32 ± 0.98	154 ± 5.65	8.88 ± 0.28
		Posttreatment	5.26 ± 1.21	4.50 ± 0.87	132 ± 5.32	11.96 ± 0.27
Oral vitamin C and vitamin E (control) (group C)	45	Pretreatment	5.51 ± 1.14	4.30 ± 0.96	156 ± 5.78	8.89 ± 0.31
		Posttreatment	5.31 ± 1.35	4.43 ± 0.88	140 ± 5.21	9.95 ± 0.29

Note. Data were presented as mean ± standard deviation, : number of patients. Compared with the pretreatment level of the same group, and ; pre- and posttreatment difference compared with the control group, and .