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Endometrial lesions in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) exhibit complex pathological features, and these patients are at risk of both short-term and long-term complications. Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), which is gradually becoming more accepted and is believed to be clinically effective, claims to be promising for treating PCOS, and thus its effect on the abnormal endometrium of PCOS patients should be assessed. The present meta-analysis sought to evaluate the efficacy and safety of CAM in treating endometrial lesions in patients with PCOS. Methods. Randomized trials on CAM were identified in four Chinese and seven English-language databases from their establishment to January 2020. The present study included patients diagnosed with PCOS and abnormal endometrial conditions who underwent CAM therapy independently or in combination with traditional western medicine. Data were extracted, and the Cochrane \u201crisk of bias\u201d tool was used to assess methodological quality. Effects were expressed as the relative risk (RR) or mean difference (MD\/SMD) with 95% confidence interval (CI) as calculated with Rev Man 5.3. Results. A total of 13 randomized controlled trials were included, involving 1,297 PCOS patients treated for endometrial abnormalities. Methodological quality was generally unclear or had a low risk of bias. The trials tested four different types of CAM therapies (i.e., traditional Chinese medicine treatment, acupuncture treatment, traditional Chinese medicine in combination with western medicine treatment, and acupuncture in combination with western medicine treatment). CAM treatment could significantly reduce the endometrial thickness in PCOS patients compared to western medicine alone (SMD \u22120.88, 95% CI [\u22120.12, \u22120.57]; I2\u2009=\u200964%). Compared with clomiphene treatment for the induction of ovulation, CAM treatment showed a clear improvement in endometrial thickness during ovulation (SMD 2.03, 95% CI [1.64, 2.02]; I2\u2009=\u200948%). Moreover, CAM was more effective than western medicine alone in reducing the endometrial spiral artery pulsatility index. No significant difference was seen between CAM and traditional treatment when these were used to improve traditional Chinese medicine syndrome scores. Acupuncture alone or traditional Chinese medicines (taken orally) in combination with western medicine significantly increased the pregnancy rate of PCOS patients (RR 1.59, 95% CI [1.30, 1.93]; I2\u2009=\u200951%,<jats:inline-formula><a:math xmlns:a=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M1\"><a:mi>P<\/a:mi><a:mo>&lt;<\/a:mo><a:mn>0.00001<\/a:mn><\/a:math><\/jats:inline-formula>), and CAM was more effective than western medicine alone for improving hormone levels. No serious adverse events were reported in 11 of the 13 trials. Conclusions. CAM may effectively ameliorate the endometrial condition of PCOS patients, and it can regulate the level of hormone secretion to increase the ovulation rate and the pregnancy rate.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1155\/2021\/5536849","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,4,30]],"date-time":"2021-04-30T18:50:08Z","timestamp":1619808608000},"page":"1-17","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":12,"title":["Complementary and Alternative Medicine for the Treatment of Abnormal Endometrial Conditions in Women with PCOS: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials"],"prefix":"10.1155","volume":"2021","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9064-4595","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Jiayu","family":"Hu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin 150040, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5693-7674","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Wenhua","family":"Shi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150040, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1773-8792","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Jiayue","family":"Xu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin 150040, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4859-0121","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Shaoxuan","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin 150040, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2252-2865","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Siya","family":"Hu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin 150040, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4179-6194","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Wenjing","family":"Fu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin 150040, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4228-7225","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Jing","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"People\u2019s Hospital of Langfang City, Langfang 65000, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5953-3608","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Fengjuan","family":"Han","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"First Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin 150040, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","reference":[{"key":"1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1210\/jcem.84.11.6148"},{"key":"2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1093\/humrep\/dew218"},{"key":"3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1210\/jc.2003-032046"},{"key":"4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1093\/humrep\/det262"},{"key":"5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3802\/jgo.2016.27.e8"},{"key":"6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1093\/humupd\/dmu012"},{"key":"7","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.fertnstert.2019.02.009"},{"key":"8","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1093\/hropen\/hoy006"},{"key":"9","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1089\/acm.2011.0868"},{"issue":"4","key":"10","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"555","DOI":"10.12891\/ceog3037.2016","article-title":"Effect of a low glycemic diet in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome and anovulation -A randomized controlled trial","volume":"43","author":"L. 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