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Sham controls may confuse IVF acupuncture studies
Categories: Infertility, Acupuncture research
A paper by Eric Manheimer questions the rationale behind use of sham acupuncture controls in trials of adjuvant acupuncture for in vitro fertilization (IVF).
Acupuncture reduces androgen levels in PCOS
Categories: Gynaecology, Infertility
Low-frequency electro-acupuncture (EA) can improve hyperandrogenism and menstrual frequency in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), according to
Acupuncture benefits ICSI in certain kinds of infertility
Categories: Infertility
A Brazilian team has found that the ability of acupuncture to benefit fertility treatment may depend on the cause of the woman's infertility. Four hundred and sixteen patients undergoing intracytoplasmic sperm injection cycles were randomised to either a control group or acupuncture (performed immediately before and after embryo transfer). When the results were analysed as a whole, no influence of ...
Acupuncture reduces stress of embryo transfer
Categories: Infertility
Women receiving acupuncture on the day of ET perceive less stress, which may play a role in improving their chances of becoming pregnant. In an observational, prospective, cohort study, American investigators studied 57 infertile patients undergoing IVF or ICSI. Patients underwent ET with or without acupuncture as part of their standard clinical care. 64.7% of women who received acupuncture achiev ...
Acupuncture equal to placebo for embryo transfer
Categories: Infertility
A large Danish randomised controlled trial has concluded that acupuncture administered in relation to embryo transfer (ET) has no greater effect on the outcome of IVF and or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) than placebo needling. 635 patients undergoing IVF or ICSI were randomised to either TCM acupuncture or placebo acupuncture using a validated placebo needle. Ongoing pregnancy rates were ...
INFERTILE WOMEN THINK ACUPUNCTURE HELPS
Categories: Infertility
Acupuncture is perceived by infertile women to have a positive impact on their health. An Australian pilot study investigated the experience of eight infertile women who had attended a minimum of four acupuncture sessions with the intention of improving their fertility. A semi-structured questionnaire was administered and analysed using descriptive content analysis. Four major categories of percep ...
ACUPUNCTURE & MALE INFERTILITY
Categories: Infertility, Male disorders
In a small Brazilian study, 19 male patients with sperm abnormalities (sperm count, motility and morphology) were randomly assigned to receive true (treatment group) or sham (control group) acupuncture and moxibustion treatment. The treatment group were needled at Qichong ST-30, Taixi KID-3, Zusanli ST-36, Hegu L.I.-4, Sanyinjiao SP-6, Gongsun SP-4, Taichong LIV-3 and Neiguan P-6 (with deqi), and ...
ACUPUNCTURE IMPROVES SPERM QUALITY
Categories: Infertility, Male disorders
A study of the effect of acupuncture on sperm quality in men suffering infertility of unknown cause, found that after twice weekly treatment for five weeks, there were fewer structural sperm defects (acrosome position and shape, nuclear shape, axonemal pattern and shape, and accessory fibres of sperm organelles) and an increase in the number of normal sperm ejaculated. Other sperm abnormalities su ...
ACUPUNCTURE IMPROVES SPERM MOTILITY
Categories: Infertility, Male disorders
The first prospective, randomised, single-blind, placebo-controlled study of the effect of acupuncture in infertile men with severe oligoasthenozoospermia has shown that acupuncture can improve sperm motility. The German study, involving 29 men compared TCM acupuncture with placebo acupuncture. A significantly higher percentage of motile sperm was found after real acupuncture. No effect of acupunc ...
Acupuncture for assisted reproduction
Categories: Infertility
A UK based systematic review has concluded that acupuncture does not improve in-vitro fertilisation outcome.
Acupuncture regulates hormones during IVF preparation
Categories: Infertility
American researchers have investigated the effects of acupuncture on serum cortisol and prolactin in IVF patients undergoing drug-induced ovarian hyperstimulation.
Acupuncture increases IVF success
Categories: Infertility
The beneficial effect of acupuncture on fertility treatment has once again been highlighted by the results of a major scientific study.
Acupuncture improves IVF success rate
Categories: Infertility
A meta-analysis of seven clinical trials in which acupuncture was used to support embryo transfer during IVF has concluded that it improves rates of pregnancy and live birth.
Acupuncture and IVF/4
Categories: Infertility
A literature review from the USA provides an overview of the use of acupuncture as an adjunctive therapy for in vitro fertilisation (IVF).
Acupuncture has positive effect on IVF
Categories: Infertility
A randomised prospective controlled clinical study examined the effect of luteal-phase acupuncture on the outcome of in vitro fertilisation/intracytoplasmic sperm injection.
Acupuncture & IVF/1
Categories: Infertility
In a Danish study to investigate the befits of acupuncture in assisted reproduction (IVF and ICSI), women were randomly assigned to three groups.
Acupuncture & IVF/3
Categories: Infertility
Over a period of three years in a private practice 22 patients entering assisted reproduction therapy were given acupuncture.
Acupuncture, IVF & pregnancy
Categories: Infertility
A German study reported in NEWS 69, June 2002 showed that adding IVF to the treatment protocol of patients receiving IVF increased their chances of becoming pregnant by 50%. Now a further study carried out at the Reproductive Medicine and Fertility Centre in Colorado Springs, USA, has compared the pregnancy rates of 114 women, half of whom received acupuncture before and after embryo transfer, whi ...
Acupuncture reduces pain after IVF
Categories: Infertility
In this study, 286 women were randomly assigned to receive either electroacupuncture plus para-cervical block or alfentanil (a powerful analgesic) plus para-cervical block during oocyte aspiration (egg retrieval).
Acupuncture boosts fertility
Categories: Infertility
A review of the medical literature on acupuncture and female fertility published in the journal Fertility and Sterility has shown that acupuncture can help reduce stress, increase blood flow to the reproductive organs and normalise ovulation and the ...
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