Table 2.
Distribution of different treatment types of traditional Chinese medicine received by patients with dysfunctional uterine bleeding, stratified by the number of outpatients visits
| Number of TCM visits (times/per year) | Only Chinese herbal medicine | Only Acupuncture or traumatology | Combination of both treatment | Total of TCM seekers (N = 41,558) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 18,401 (44.28%) | N = 130 (0.31%) | N = 23,027 (55.41%) | ||
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| 1–3 | 15,460 (84.02) | 128 (98.46) | 13,925 (60.47) | 29,513 (71.02) |
| 4–6 | 1255 (6.82) | 0 | 3110 (13.51) | 4367 (10.51) |
| >6 | 1689 (9.16) | 2 (1.54) | 5992 (26.02) | 7678 (18.48) |
Abbreviation: TCM traditional Chinese medicine
Acupuncture includes traditional Chinese manual acupuncture, electroacupuncture, and moxibustion. Traumatology indicates traditional Chinese medicine traumatology and orthopedics, which is a combination of massage, acupressure, and body manipulation