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Article: Use of acupuncture in female infertility and a summary of recent acupuncture studies related to embryo transfer.(Papers)
- Article from:
- Acupuncture in Medicine
- Article date:
- October 1, 2006
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Abstract
During the last five years the use of acupuncture in female infertility as an adjuvant to conventional treatment in assisted reproductive technology (ART) has increased in popularity.
The present paper briefly discusses clinical and experimental data on the effect of acupuncture on uterine and ovarian blood flow, as an analgesic method during ART, and on endocrine and metabolic disturbances such as polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
Further it gives a summary of recent studies evaluating the effect of acupuncture before and after embryo transfer on pregnancy outcome. Of the four published RCTs, three reveal significantly higher pregnancy ...