Table 1.
Demographics
| Age (y), mean (SD) | 36.87 (11.43) |
| BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 30.62 (6.83) |
| Gravida, mean (SD) | 2.00 (1.78) |
| Vaginal births (n), mean (SD) | 1.33 (1.45) |
| Cesarean births (n), mean (SD) | 0.07 (0.26) |
| Acupuncture needles used per session (n), mean (SD) | 16.93 (2.31) |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | |
| White | 9 (60.0) |
| Black | 5 (33.3) |
| Asian | 0 (0.0) |
| Other | 1 (6.7) |
| Relationship status, n (%) | |
| Married or involved | 9 (60.0) |
| Single | 5 (33.3) |
| Divorced | 1 (6.7) |
| Widowed | 0 (0.0) |
| Sexual orientation, n (%) | |
| Heterosexual | 15 (100.0) |
| Smoking status | |
| Non-smoker | 14 (93.3) |
| Smoker | 1 (6.7) |
| Average sexual encounters (monthly), n (%) | |
| ≥4 | 7 (46.7) |
| 5-8 | 5 (33.3) |
| 9-12 | 2 (13.3) |
| >12 | 1 (6.7) |
| History of sexual trauma or abuse, n (%) | |
| None | 15 (100.0) |
| Medical conditions, n (%) | |
| Diabetes | 1 (6.7) |
| Asthma | 1 (6.7) |
| Prolapse | 2 (13.3) |
| Urinary incontinence | 1 (6.7) |
| Depression | 3 (20.0) |
| Chinese diagnosis, n (%) | |
| Kidney yang | 15 (100.0) |
| Liver qi | 11 (73.3) |
| Generalized blood | 0 (0.0) |
| Spleen yang | 13 (86.7) |
| Heart fire | 1 (6.7) |
BMI = body mass index.