Objective To study the indications of electric acupuncture for female stress urinary incontinence.Methods Thirty-two female patients with stress urinary incontinence were randomly divided into eight groups according to the orthogonal design list L8（ 27） with three factors and two levels

with 4 cases in each group. The subjects were treated with electric acupuncture at points Zhongliao（ BL33） and Huiyang（ BL35）

once every other day

three times a week for eight weeks. Taking 1 h leakage of urine pad test and scores of the questionnaire of the international continence society（ ICI-Q-SF） as index

the researchers observed influence of A（ age: 40

60 years and 61

75years）

B（ residual urine volume of bladder: 0 ml and 1

30 ml） and C（ maximum urinary flow rate:

>

30 ml / s

20

30 ml / s） of the patients to curative effects of electric acupuncture. Results After treatment with electric acupuncture

intuitive assay values of 1 h leakage of urine pad test were RA = 1. 250

RB = 0. 300

and RC =0. 225; Intuitive assay values of ICI-Q-SF scores were RA = 3. 213

RB = 2. 413

and RC = 0. 088. There were no statistical significant differences among the three factors（ P

>

0. 05）. Results from 1 h leakage of urine pad test showed that the best therapeutic effect of electric acupuncture was obtained for patients with female stress urinary incontinence when their age were 61

75 years

their residual urine volume of bladder was 0 ml

and maximum urinary flow rate was 30 ml / s. ICI-Q-SF scores indicated that the best results were achieved when patients’ age were 40

60 years

residual urine volume of bladder was 0 ml

and maximum urinary flow rate

>

30 ml / s. Conclusion The best indications of electric acupuncture for treating female stress urinary are that the age of patient is 40

60 years

residual urine volume of bladder is 0 ml and maximum urinary flow rate

>

30 ml / s.