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Indications
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Protocols
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Location
On both ears, at the outer edge of the lateral portion of the intertragic notch.
Cautions
Contraindicated during pregnancy.
Indications
Conditions for which IN02 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
AdnexitisAbsent PeriodsFunctional MetorrhagiaInfertilityMenstrual DisordersOvarian CystsOvarian DisordersOvaritis
Protocols using IN02
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) – CVC02, CYC08, CYC11, IN02, TF08, TF10 (doi:10.4103/abr.abr_111_23 ↗)
- Dyspareunia, Atrophy Vaginal, Dryness Vaginal – CVC10, HX04, IN01, IN02, TF09 (doi:10.1016/j.jaim.2025.101193 ↗)
- Menopause – AT15, IAC03, IN02, IN03, TF08, TF10 (doi:10.1080/13697137.2026.2645641 ↗)
- Dysmenorrhea Primary – CVC10, CYC11, HCS02, IN01, IN02, TF08, TF09, TF10 (doi:10.1186/s13063-021-05622-w ↗)
- Hot Flashes – CVC02, CVC10, IN01, IN02, TF10 (doi:10.6118/jmm.21008 ↗)
- Sexual Difficulties in Women – AT17, CVC10, HCS02, IN02, SC10, TF08, TF10 (doi:10.18502/ijps.v17i3.9726 ↗)
- Premenstrual Syndrome – AT10, AT15, CYC08, CYC11, HCS02, HX04, IN01, IN02, TF08, TF10, TR01 (doi:10.4103/ijnmr.IJNMR_120_16 ↗)
- Stress, Infertility Female – AH15, AT15, IN01, IN02, TF08, TF09, TR01 (doi:10.4103/ijnmr.IJNMR_105_16 ↗)
- Breast Hyperplasia – AH08, CVC06, CYC08, IN01, IN02, TF10 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
- Anxiety Preoperative, Stress Response Surgical, Post-cesarean Pain – AT12, CVC01, IN02, TF08, TF10 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2019.08.008 ↗)
- Headache Menstrual – CVC06, CYC08, CYC11, IN01, IN02, TF10 (Sun Li-hong et al.. [Body acupuncture combined with auricular acupressure for menstrual headache: a randomized controlled clinical trial].. Zhen ci yan jiu = Acupuncture research, 2015)
- Chloasma – LI04, ST36, SP06, BL18, BL20, BL23, CVC02, CVC06, CYC08, CYC11, EL14, IN01, IN02, TF08, TF10 (Zhu Bing, Wang Hongcai (eds). Case Studies from the Medical Records of Leading Chinese Acupuncture Experts. London: Singing Dragon, 2011)
Most often selected alongside IN02
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with IN02. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- TF10Shenmen10 protocols
- IN01Endocrine8 protocols
- TF08Uterus (Female) / Male Internal Genital (Male)8 protocols
- CYC08Liver5 protocols
- CYC11Kidney5 protocols
- CVC10Thalamus4 protocols
- AT15Brain3 protocols
- CVC02Lung3 protocols
- CVC06Spleen3 protocols
- HCS02Ear Center3 protocols
- TF09Pelvis (Pelvic Cavity)3 protocols
- HX04External Genital2 protocols
Other points on the Auricular Points
AH01AH02AH03AH04AH05AH06AH07AH08AH09AH10AH11AH12AH13AH14AH15AH16AT01AT02AT03AT04AT05AT06AT07AT08AT09AT10AT11AT12AT13AT14AT15AT16AT17AT18CVC01CVC02CVC03CVC04CVC05CVC06CVC07CVC08CVC09CVC10CYC01CYC02CYC03CYC04CYC05CYC06CYC07CYC08CYC09CYC10CYC11CYC12CYC13CYC14CYC15CYC16CYC17CYC18CYC19CYC20CYC21CYC22EL01EL02EL03EL04EL05EL06EL07EL08EL09EL10EL11EL12EL13EL14EL15EL16EL17EL18HCS01HCS02HCS03HCS04HCS05HX01HX02HX03HX04HX05HX06HX07HX08HX09HX10HX11HX12HX13HX14HX15HX16IAC01IAC02IAC03IN01IN03IN04IN05IN06POS01POS02POS03POS04POS05POS06POS07POS08POS09POS10POS11POS12POS13POS14POS15POS16POS17POS18POS19POS20POS21POS22POS23POS24SAC01SAC02SAC03SAC04SAC05SAC06SAC07SAC08SAC09SAC10SAC11SC01SC02SC03SC04SC05SC06SC07SC08SC09SC10SC11SC12TF01TF02TF03TF04TF05TF06TF07TF08TF09TF10TR01TR02TR03TR04TR05TR06TR07TR08TR09TR10TR11TR12TR13