Manajemen keluhan keputihan dengan pendekatan akupunktur di klinik akupunktur “YULIE” Situbondo

Abstract

Vaginal discharge is fluid that comes out of the female genitalia. This fluid has many benefits if under normal circumstances, but if it is not normal it should get serious treatment. This study aims to determine the profile of abnormal vaginal discharge seen from the accompanying signs and symptoms before and after receiving acupuncture therapy. The population is all patients with abnormal vaginal discharge who are treated with acupuncture at the Acupuncture clinic "YULIE" Situbondo. Purposive sampling technique was chosen with a sample of 20 women aged 14–22 years. Acupuncture therapy was carried out 2x/week for three weeks or 6 times therapy. Wilcoxon's Signed Ranks Test was used to prove its significance. The results of statistical tests showed that there were significant differences in symptoms/signs of vaginal discharge between before and after acupuncture intervention (t count = 210 < t table = 337) = 0.05; H₀ is rejected, meaning that there is an effect of acupuncture therapy on the whiteness profile. A total of two to five signs and symptoms of vaginal discharge experienced by respondents before undergoing acupuncture therapy. Meanwhile, after undergoing acupuncture therapy in the last session, it was found that there were only two signs/symptoms that were still experienced by five respondents. Therapy was continued in these five people outside the study period