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TEAS improves IVF pregnancy outcomes
Categories: Infertility
Transcutaneous electrical acupuncture stimulation significantly improves the pregnancy outcomes of women experiencing recurrent implantation failure while undergoing in vitro fertilisation (IVF) ...
Effect of acupuncture on fertility treatment remains unclear
Categories: Infertility
Chinese authors have concluded that the effect of acupuncture on the success rate of assisted reproduction therapy (ART) remains unclear, based on their review of 11 systematic reviews ...
Electrical acupoint stimulation improves IVF outcomes
Categories: Infertility
Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation may help improve IVF outcomes, according to a study by Chinese and British researchers ...
Acupuncture improves glucose and androgen levels in PCOS
Categories: Gynaecology, Infertility
Five weeks of electro-acupuncture (EA) treatment improves markers of glucose regulation and androgen levels in overweight/obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome ...
Herbal treatment promising for PCOS
Categories: Gynaecology, Infertility
A UK-based pilot study suggests that both individualised and standardised Chinese herbal medicines have similar clinical effects on promoting menstrual regularity in women with polycystic ovary syndrome ...
Electroacupuncture improves ovarian reserve
Categories: Infertility
Electro-acupuncture (EA) may improve reproductive hormone levels in patients with diminished ovarian reserve (DOR), according to preliminary research from China ...
Acupuncture halves time to conception
Categories: Infertility
A pilot pragmatic trial carried out in Australia suggests that acupuncture can halve the time taken for sub-fertile women to conceive ...
Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation improves IVF pregnancy rates
Categories: Infertility
Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) can regulate hormone levels and improve clinical pregnancy rates in patients with decreased ovarian reserve (DOR) during in vitro fertilization (IVF) and embryo transfer ...
Chinese herbal medicine can double pregnancy rates in female infertility
Categories: Infertility
A systematic review by Australian authors suggests that management of female infertility with Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) can improve pregnancy rates two-fold within a three to six month period, compared with Western medical fertility drug therapy ...
'Whole-systems TCM' is best for IVF outcomes
Categories: Infertility
Individualised treatment with ‘whole-systems traditional Chinese medicine’ (WS-TCM, that includes a combination of acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine and dietary and lifestyle recommendations) may be of benefit when added to IVF treatme ...
TEAS beneficial in embryo transfer
Categories: Infertility
Transcutaneous electrical acupuncture point stimulation (TEAS) has beneficial effects on markers of endometrial receptivity in women undergoing frozen-thawed embryo transfer (FET), a Chinese study has shown ...
Chinese herbal medicine best for infertility
Categories: Infertility
Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) is nearly twice as effective as Western medicine (WM) in the treatment of female infertility (60% successful pregnancy rates compared to 33%) according to a meta-analysis of 40 randomised controlled trials and meta-analy ...
Off-site acupuncture detrimental to embryo transfer
Categories: Infertility
A trial carried out in the USA has found that acupuncture performed off-site on the day of embryo transfer (ET) was detrimental to the success of the transfer. In a prospective, physician-blinded study ...
Chinese herbs improve IVF success
Categories: Infertility
The use of Chinese herbs can improve the outcomes of assisted reproductive technologies, according to a Chinese study ...
Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan reduces fibroids in combination with medication
Categories: Gynaecology, Infertility
Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan (GZFLW - Cinnamon and Hoelen Formula) appears to result in additional reduction of fibroid volume when added to mifepristone treatment, according to a Cochrane Database systematic review.
Acupuncture helps regulate hormones and ease psychological symptoms in women with premature ovarian failure
Categories: Infertility
A small Chinese study suggests that acupuncture can regulate hormone levels and improve psychological and menopausal symptoms in women with premature ovarian failure (POF).
Proposed mechanism of acupuncture for PCOS
Swedish authors have reviewed the results of randomised studies on the use of acupuncture for women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
Acupuncture for assisted reproductive technology
Categories: Infertility
There is no evidence that acupuncture improves live birth or pregnancy rates in assisted conception, according to an update of a Cochrane Database systematic review.
Electro-acupuncture normalises hormone levels in women with ovarian insufficiency
Categories: Gynaecology, Infertility
A small Chinese study suggests that electro-acupuncture (EA) can normalise hormone levels and induce menstruation in women with primary ovarian insufficiency (POI - a syndrome characterised by amenorrhoea, sex steroid deficiency and elevated gonadotr ...
IVF acupuncture protocol re-examined
Categories: Infertility
Acupuncture researchers from the USA have carried out a study to re-examine the effect of an adjuvant acupuncture protocol that was previously reported to have a negative effect on clinical pregnancy rates (CPR) in women undergoing vitro fertilizatio ...
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