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General Infertility
 Role of acupuncture in the treatment of female infertility
FERTILITY AND STERILITY® VOL. 78, NO. 6, DECEMBER 2002
Copyright © 2002 American Society for Reproductive Medicine
Reduction of blood flow impedance in the uterine arteries of infertile women with electro-acupuncture
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Fertility Centre, Scandinavia. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Department of Physiology University of Gothenburg / S-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden
European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology
Acupuncture and its effect on getting pregnant
www.babyhopes.com
Pin and Needles: Could Acupuncture Help Promote Pregnancy?
ABC News, 22 August 2003
Can Acupuncture Help You Conceive?
CBS News, New York, July 24, 2004
The Mind/Body Connection: Its Role in Fertility and IVF
by Christo Zouves, M.D. and Suzanne Duffy
Infertility - IVF and IUI
A Randomized Study Evaluating Acupuncture as an Adjunct to IVF
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Glendale Adventist Medical Center (GAMC) and the Eastern Center for Complementary Medicine, Glendale, CA
Influence of acupuncture on the pregnancy rate in patients who undergo assisted reproduction therapy
FERTILITY AND STERILITY® VOL. 77, NO. 4, APRIL 2002
Copyright © 2002 American Society for Reproductive Medicine
Use of acupuncture in female infertility and a summary of recent acupuncture studies related to embryo transfer
Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, Sweden
PMID 17264833 [PubMed-indexed for MEDLINE]
Acupuncture on the day of embryo transfer significantly improves the reproductive outcome in infertile women: a prospective, randomized trial
Fertility Clinic Trianglen, Hellerup, Denmark
PMID: 16600232 [PubMed- indexed for MEDLINE]
Acupuncture Treatment Results in Higher Pregnancy Rates for Embryo Transfer
Fertility and Sterility Volume 85, Issue 5, May 2006, pages 141-1346
Acupuncture prior to and at embryo transfer in an assisted conception unit - a case series
Chobham Acupuncture Clinic, Surrey, United Kingdom
PMID: 16618046 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
In vitro fertilization and acupuncture: clinical efficacy and mechanistic basis.
Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, New York, USA
PMID: 17515023 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Effect of acupuncture on the outcome of in vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmic sperm injection: a randomized, prospective, controlled clinical study
FERTILITY AND STERILITY 2006 May; Volume 85, No 5
Acupuncture Boosts IVF Success
BBC News, Tuesday, 16 April 2002
Acupuncture in IVF linked to lower miscarriage and ectopic rates
OB/Gyn News, Jan 1, 2005
Premature Ovarian Failure (POF)
Experimental study on preventive and therapeutic effect of bushen huoxue recipe on autoimmune premature ovarian failure model
Institute of Obstetrics/Gynecology, Shanghai Medical University, Shanghai (200011)
PMID: 12577397 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Pregnancy in premature ovarian failure after therapy using Chinese herbal medicine
Department of Gynecology and Pediatrics, Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
PMID: 12956293 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Inducing Ovulation
Changes in serum FSH, LH and ovarian follicular growth during electroacupuncture for induction of ovulation
PMID: 2503254 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Clinical studies on the mechanism for acupuncture stimulation of ovulation
Zhejiang College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hangzhou
PMID: 8412285 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Endometriosis
Clinical observation on treatment of endometriosis by tonifying qi and promoting blood circulation to remove stasis and purgation principle
Gynecological Department of Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai (200032)
PMID: 11783186 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Clinical study of the treatment of endometriosis with promoting blood circulation and stasis removing method
Affiliated Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai 2nd Medical University
PMID: 8499728 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Luteal Phase Defect
Preliminary report of the treatment of luteal phase defect by replenishing kidney. An analysis of 53 cases
Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Shaanxi
PMID: 1477503 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Male Factor Infertility
Effects of acupuncture and moxa treatment in patients with semen abnormalities
Human Reproduction Division, Discipline of Urology, São Paulo Federal University, Paulista School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
Asian J Androl 2003 Dec; 5: 345-348
Influence of acupuncture on idiopathic male infertility in assisted reproductive technology
Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Sceince and Tecnology
PMID: 12658811 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Effect of acupuncture on sperm parameters of males suffering from subfertility related to low sperm quality
Institute of Chinese Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel
PMID : 9272232 [PubMed-indexed for MEDLINE]
Morning Sickness
Success of acupuncture and acupressure of the Pc 6 acupoint in the treatment of hyperemesis gravidarum
PMID: 15004444 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Effect of acupressure on nausea and vomiting during pregnancy. A randomized, placebo-controlled, pilot study
PMID: 11584487 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Effect of acupressure by Sea-Bands on nausea and vomiting of pregnancy.
PMID: 11277163 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Labor Induction
Acupuncture for cervical ripening and induction of labor at term—a randomized controlled trial
Wien Klin Wochenschr. 2001 Dec 17; 113(23-24):942-6.
The influence of acupuncture stimulation during pregnancy: the induction and inhibition of labor
PMID: 11802511 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] / Obstet Gynecol. 1989 Feb; 73(2):286-90.
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation at acupuncture points in the induction of uterine contractions
PMID: 2783481 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Breech Presentation
Moxibustion for correction of breech presentation: A randomized controlled trial
JAMA 1998 Nov 11;280(18):1580-4 |
