Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To explore the clinical efficacy of the Yushen Yangluan Formula in treating diminished ovarian reserve (DOR) with kidney essence deficiency based on mitochondrial energy metabolism and oxidative stress.
METHODS A total of 70 patients diagnosed with DOR due to kidney essence deficiency, who visited the gynecology department of Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine from September 2023 to June 2024, were selected. The patients were randomly divided into two groups according to the random number table method. The treatment group (35 cases) received the Yushen Yangluan Formula, while the control group (35 cases) received a Chinese herbal placebo, with treatment lasting for 3 months, and during the treatment period, one case dropped out from each group. Antral follicle count (AFC), traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndrome scores, and serum levels of anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), estradiol (E2), reactive oxygen species (ROS), and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) levels were compared between the two groups.
RESULTS After treatment, the TCM syndrome scores for kidney deficiency in both groups decreased compared to before treatment (P < 0.05, P < 0.01), with the experimental group showing greater improvement than the control group (P < 0.01). Following treatment, the FSH levels in the experimental group decreased compared to before treatment (P < 0.05), while AMH levels increased (P < 0.05), and the antral follicle count (AFC) also increased significantly (P < 0.01), with the experimental group outperforming the control group (P < 0.05, P < 0.01). After treatment, serum ROS levels in the experimental group decreased (P < 0.01), and ATP levels increased (P < 0.01), with the experimental group showing superior results compared to the control group (P < 0.01).
CONCLUSION Yushen Yangluan Formula can improve the ovarian function and TCM syndrome score of patients with DOR of kidney essence deficiency type, which may be related to improving mitochondrial energy metabolism and reducing oxidative stress.