Objective To compare the clinical effects of heat-sensitive moxibustion combined with kegel exercise therapy and simple kegel exercise therapy on female stress urinary incontinence.Methods Forty-five female patients with stress urinary incontinence were randomly divided into a treatment group(n=23)and a control group(n=22).Kegel exercise therapy was applied in the two groups.Heat-sensitive moxibustion was used at Zhongji(CV 3)

Qihai(CV 6)

Ciliao(BL 32)and Shenshu(BL 23)in the treatment group

once a day for the first 10 times

and once every other day until 5sessions were given

10 times as one session.1-hour pad test

International Incontinence Advisory Board questionnaire(ICIQ-SF)and the number of urine leakage were observed before and after treatment.And the clinical effect was evaluated.Results The curative rate of 43.48%(10/23)and the total effective rate of 95.65%(22/23)in the treatment group were respectively better than those of 18.18%(4/22)and 63.64%(14/22)in the control group(both P<0.05).After treatment

1-hour pad test and ICIQ-SF score were lower than those before treatment in the two groups

and the number of urine leakage decreased(all P<0.01).The above three indexes of the treatment group were better than those of the control group(all P<0.01).Conclusion Heat-sensitive moxibustion combined with kegel exercise therapy achieves better effect than simple kegel exercise therapy on female stress urinary incontinence.