Acupuncture successfully regulates hormones and ovarian blood flow in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) related infertility. Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital of Hengfeng County researchers compared the efficaciousness of acupuncture and drug therapy. The addition of acupuncture to drug therapy produced superior patient outcomes over patients receiving only drug monotherapy. [1] The combined integrative medicine protocol using acupuncture produced improvements in the regulation of estradiol (E2), follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), testosterone (T), and prolactin (PRL) levels. Also, ultrasound imaging reveals that acupuncture improves ovarian blood circulation. A total of 124 women diagnosed with infertility due to...Weiterlesen

Abstract Introduction Systematic reviews need constantly updating as new evidence emerges. The aim of this comprehensive systematic review/meta-analysis focused on trials that provided acupuncture during in vitro fertilization (IVF) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) which were compared with routine care for a range of outcomes – implantation rate, biochemical pregnancies (presence of a positive urinary pregnancy test or a positive serum human chorionic gonadotrophin test), clinical pregnancies, ongoing pregnancies, and rates of miscarriage and live birth. Methods A systematic search of MEDLINE and EMBASE databases for randomized controlled trials(RCTs) on acupuncture treatment during IVF or ICSI was carried out from database inception until July 31, 2017. Study selection, data extraction, quality assessment and...Weiterlesen

1) Clinical Study On Treatment of Male Immune Infertility with Sheng Jing Zhong Zi Tang JTCM June 2002 70/34 Yang Baocun et al (Archive subscribers please click on ‚find out more‘ to see abstract. The full article is not available online and must be bought as a photocopy delivered by post). Clinical Study on Treatment of Male Immune Infertility with Sheng Jing Zhong Zi Tang Yang Baocun et al The authors report on the treatment of 90 cases of male infertility using Sheng Jing Zhong Zi Tang (Decoction for Promoting Generation of Vital Energy). All of the 90 cases were married...Weiterlesen

Akupunktur bei IVF und ICSI In einer randomisierten, prospektiven, kontrollierten Studie (2002) untersuchten Paulus et al. den Einfluss von Akupunktur zum Zeitpunkt des Embryotransfers auf die Schwangerschaftsrate. Sie fanden eine signifikant höhere Schwangerschaftsrate von 42,5 % (34/ 80) bei Akupunktur im Vergleich zu 26,3 % (21/80) ohne Akupunktur. Da diese Untersuchung jedoch nicht placebokontrolliert durchgeführt wurde, können unspezifische Effekte nicht ausgeschlossen werden. The acupuncture points used in this study were chosen according to the principles of TCM Stimulation of Taiying meridians (spleen)and Yangming meridians (stomach, colon) would result in better blood perfusion and more energy in the uterus. Stimulation of the...Weiterlesen

ABSTRACT The global average of couples with fertility problems is 9{44c7f096ae4a0f956ab9167e2bacde9c804851a57290d0086ec17557d44e93e0}. Assisted reproductive technologies are often inaccessible. Evidence points to acupuncture offering an opportunity to promote natural fertility. This study asked whether providing a multiphasic fertility acupuncture protocol to women with sub/infertility would increase their awareness of fertility and achieve normalisation of their menstrual cycle compared with a lifestyle control. In a pragmatic randomised controlled trial sub/infertile women were offered an intervention of acupuncture and lifestyle modification or lifestyle modification only. There was a statistically significant increase in fertility awareness in the acupuncture group (86.4{44c7f096ae4a0f956ab9167e2bacde9c804851a57290d0086ec17557d44e93e0}, 19) compared to 40{44c7f096ae4a0f956ab9167e2bacde9c804851a57290d0086ec17557d44e93e0} (...Weiterlesen

ABSTRACT The aim of this paper was to determine the effect of acupuncture on perceived stress levels in women on the day of embryo transfer (ET), and to determine if perceived stress levels at embryo transfer correlated with pregnancy rates. The study was an observational, prospective, cohort study based at the University IVF center. PATIENT(S): 57 infertile patients undergoing IVF or IVF/ICSI. INTERVENTIONS(S): Patients were undergoing Embryo Transfer with or without acupuncture as part of their standard clinical care. Acupuncture protocol: Paulus protocol (from 2002) MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Perceive Stress Scale scores, pregnancy rates. RESULT(S): women who received this acupuncture...Weiterlesen

ABSTRACT The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of the acupuncture treatment on sperm parameters and pregnancy rates in patients with primary infertility. Between January 2008 and May 2010, 30 men with the primary infertility (one year of unprotected intercourse, healthy wife) and varicocele with normal hormone levels and abnormal semen analysis were randomised into two groups. Group 1 underwent subinguinal microscopic varicocelectomy, and Group 2 underwent acupuncture treatment twice a week for 2 months. Both groups were evaluated with semen analysis at 6 months after the treatment. Patients in both groups evaluated with telephone calls and e-mail in...Weiterlesen

Objective To evaluate the ultramorphologic sperm features of idiopathic infertile men after acupuncture therapy. Design Prospective controlled study. Setting Christian-Lauritzen-Institut, Ulm, IVF center Munich, Germany, and Department of General Biology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy. Patient(s) Forty men with idiopathic oligospermia, asthenospermia, or teratozoospermia. Intervention(s) Twenty eight of the patients received acupuncture twice a week over a period of 5 weeks. The samples from the treatment group were randomized with semen samples from the 12 men in the untreated control group. Main Outcome Measure(s) Quantitative analysis by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) was used to evaluate the samples, using the mathematical...Weiterlesen

Bei einer Oligoasthenoteratozoospermie besteht eine Einschränkung der Zeugungsfähigkeit des Mannes, die unterschiedlich stark ausgeprägt sein kann. Im Spermiogramm existiert eine Kombination aus einer zu geringen Anzahl an Spermien, die zudem zu wenig beweglich und fehlgebildet sind. In der Studie von Maretti et al. (2017) wurde untersucht, ob die Gabe eines Präparates aus Pro- und Präbiotika bei Männern mit idiopathischer (ohne fassbare Ursache entstehend) Oligoasthenoteratozoospermie zu einer Verbesserung von Qualität und Quantität der Spermien beitragen kann. 41 Patienten mit idiopathischer Oligoasthenoteratozoospermie nahmen an der Studie teil, bei der 20 Patienten für die Dauer von 6 Monaten täglich das Präparat aus Pro-...Weiterlesen

Etwa 10 % aller Paare sind von Unfruchtbarkeit und einem unerfüllten Kinderwunsch betroffen. Dabei ist das Oligo-Astheno-Teratozoospermie-Syndrom (OAT-Syndrom) die häufigste Fruchtbarkeitsstörung bei Männern. Beim OAT-Syndrom sind zu wenige Spermien vorhanden, welche zudem unbeweglicher und fehlgebildet sind. Zudem entsteht eine erhöhte Fragmentierung also eine Zerstörung der DNA in den Spermien. Das OAT-Syndrom kann unterschiedliche Ursachen haben. Eine italienische Studie untersuchte nun die Effizienz eines neuen Medikaments, welches sich aus verschiedenen pflanzlichen Wirkstoffen zusammensetzt. Dafür wurden 60 Männer mit OAT-Syndrom und damit verbundener Unfruchtbarkeit in 2 Gruppen eingeteilt. Die erste Gruppe wurde mit einer täglichen Dosis von 1000 mg Myo-Inositol, 300 mg...Weiterlesen