ACU-Track: The Acupuncture Research Podcast

In this episode we speak with Sandro Graca from Evidence Based Acupuncture (EBA) about Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) and bridging the gap between research and clinical practice.

• What is PCOS? What are the main symptoms and causes?
• The latest research into PCOS. Understanding the broader metabolic and psychological aspects of the condition.
• The roll of acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in treating PCOS
• The evidence and research for acupuncture and PCOS
• Bridging the gap between research and clinical practice; how can practitioners get more involved in research?

Acupuncture and PCOS research:

- Effects of electro-acupuncture on anovulation in women with polycystic ovary syndrome

- Acupuncture for ovulation induction in polycystic ovary syndrome: a randomized controlled trial

- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Effect and Mechanisms of Acupuncture for Ovulation Induction

- Acupuncture in polycystic ovary syndrome: current experimental and clinical evidence

- Acupuncture for Infertility in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: What Does It Add?

- Electroacupuncture Mimics Exercise-Induced Changes in Skeletal Muscle Gene Expression in Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

- Acupuncture and physical exercise for affective symptoms and health-related quality of life in polycystic ovary syndrome: secondary analysis from a randomized controlled trial

Recent research on PCOS including epigenetics and implications for men too:

- Epigenetic inheritance of polycystic ovary syndrome - challenges and opportunities for treatment

- Transmission of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome via Epigenetic Inheritance

- A Genetically Defined Male Counterpart of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Evidence for Ovarian-Independent Pathogenesis

- Complex diseases and co-morbidities: polycystic ovary syndrome and type 2 diabetes mellitus
- Recommendations from the international evidence-based guideline for the assessment and management of polycystic ovary syndrome

- Integrated Model of Care for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

- A new evidence-based guideline for assessment and management of polycystic ovary syndrome

Acupuncture research in context, guidelines for informing future research to better integrate with practice:

- Paradoxes in acupuncture research: strategies for moving forward

- More Than Needles: The Importance of Explanations and Self-Care Advice in Treating Primary Dysmenorrhea with Acupuncture

- The Role of Research in Guiding Treatment for Women's Health: A Qualitative Study of Traditional Chinese Medicine Acupuncturists