Objective To observe the effect of acupuncture on inflammatory indices and symptoms in patients with acute pelvic inflammatory disease,and investigate its mechanism.Methods Seventy-nine patients with acute pelvic inflammatory disease were randomly assigned to a control group(n=37)given conventional treatment and an observation group(n=42)given conventional treatment and acupuncture therapy.In the observation group,acupionts of Zhongji(CV 3),Guanyuan(CV 4),Zigong(EX-CA 1),Zusanli(ST 36),Sanyinjiao(SP 6),etc....