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Effectiveness of acupuncture on pregnancy success rates for women undergoing in vitro fertilization: A randomized controlled trial

Abstract OBJECTIVETo investigate the effect of acupuncture on pregnancy success rates applied before and after embryo transfer (ET) among women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF). MATERIALS AND METHODSIn this randomized controlled trial, 72 infertile women undergoing IVF were randomized to acupuncture (AG; n = 36) and control group (CG; n = 36). Three sessions of acupuncture were applied to AG, the first was one week before ET, the second was 30 min before ET, and the third was 30 min after ET. CG received no acupuncture. The primary outcome was pregnancy success rate (Beta-HCG level, clinical pregnancy, ongoing pregnancy, live birth). Secondary outcome was anxiety level...
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Acupuncture and Laser Acupuncture as Treatments for Emotional Distress in Infertile Women in Japan

Abstract Objectives: Needle and laser acupuncture are often used to improve the success rate of assisted reproductive technology (ART). This study examined whether needle or laser acupuncture ameliorated the emotional distress experienced by infertile women undergoing in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). Materials and Methods Fifty-one infertile women who were undergoing IVF-ET or ICSI received needle acupuncture (needle-acupuncture group; n = 32) or laser acupuncture treatment (laser-acupuncture group; n = 19). The emotional distress experienced by the infertile women was evaluated using 2 questionnaires-the Profile of Mood States (POMS) and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)-both before and after...
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The effects of acupuncture on pregnancy outcomes of in vitro fertilization: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background The effects of acupuncture on in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcomes remain controversial. And the variation in participant, interventions, outcomes studied, and trial design may relate to the efficacy of adjuvant acupuncture. Methods We searched digital databases for relevant studies, including Embase, PubMed, Cochrane Library and some Chinese databases up to December 2018, for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating the effects of acupuncture on women undergoing IVF. We included studies with intervention groups using needling, and control groups consisting of no acupuncture or sham (placebo) acupuncture. Primary outcomes were clinical pregnancy rate (CPR) and live birth rate (LBR). Meta-regression...
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The Effects of Acupuncture Treatment in Infertile Patients with Clinical Varicocele

Abstract Objectives: To evaluate the effect of acupuncture on the semen quality of patients with clinical varicocele and their fertility outcomes. Methods: A total of 158 men, with the primary infertility and clinical varicocele were randomized into two groups. The study group underwent a subinguinal microscopic varicocelectomy, and control group without operation. Then, each group was randomized to two sub groups; the first subgroups from them (sub group study 1 and sub group control 1) underwent acupuncture treatment twice a week for 2 months, the next subgroups (sub group study 2 and sub group control 2) underwent sham acupuncture. All...
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A review of the evidence base acupuncture for IVF or ICSI

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses Research resource Lianne Aquilina and Mark Bovey: British Acupuncture Council review, 2019 A body of evidence is presented on the topic of acupuncture administered for IVF or ICSI that indicates acupuncture has a significant treatment effect on clinical pregnancy and birth rate when conducted at varied time points. Research is ongoing and is not conclusive. Key points A 2018 systematic review and meta-analysis found acupuncture to have a significant treatment effect in improving the birth rates of subfertile women undergoing IVF or A summary of previous reviews from 2009 to 2017 found acupuncture had a beneficial...
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Acupuncture performed around the time of embryo transfer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

KEY MESSAGE Acupuncture may be effective when compared to no adjunctive treatment with increasing clinical pregnancies and live births, but is not an efficacious treatment when compared with sham controls. ABSTRACT This was a systematic review and meta-analysis to examine the efficacy, effectiveness and safety of acupuncture as an adjunct to embryo transfer compared with controls to improve reproductive outcomes. The primary outcome was clinical pregnancy. Twenty trials and 5130 women were included in the review. The meta-analysis found increased pregnancies (risk ratio [RR] 1.32, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.07–1.62, 12 trials, 2230 women), live births (RR 1.30, 95% CI...
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Akupunktur beim PCO-Syndrom hat Auswirkungen auf Hormone, Gewicht und Schwangerschaft

Original Titel: Efficacy of acupuncture as adjunctive treatment on infertility patients with polycystic ovary syndrome Wissenschaftler untersuchten Akupunktur bei PCO-Syndrom. Die Studie zeigt, dass Akupunktur durchaus positive Effekte auf Hormone, Gewicht und Schwangerschaftsrate haben kann. Das Polyzystische Ovarialsyndrom ist die häufigste hormonelle Erkrankung bei Frauen zwischen dem 20. und 30. Lebensjahr. Verschiedene Wirkstoffe können eingesetzt werden, um den Hormonhaushalt zu regulieren. Aber auch alternative Behandlungen können angewendet werden. Wissenschaftler aus China untersuchten jetzt den Effekt von Akupunktur beim PCO-Syndrom. Mit Nadelstiche in die Akupunkturpunkte soll ein gestörter Energiefluss im Körper ausgeglichen werden Akupunktur kommt aus der Traditionellen Chinesischen Medizin. Durch Nadelstiche in die Akupunkturpunkte soll...
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Acupuncture successfully regulates hormones and ovarian blood flow in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) related infertility

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...
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Effects of acupuncture during in vitro fertilization or intracytoplasmic sperm injection: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis

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...
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Studien Male infertility from JCM

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...
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Übersicht über diverse Studien zu Akupunktur bei IVF und ICSI

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...
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Prior to Conception: The Role of an Acupuncture Protocol in Improving Women’s Reproductive Functioning Assessed by a Pilot Pragmatic Randomised Controlled Trial

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} (...
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The relationship between perceived stress, acupuncture, and pregnancy rates among IVF patients: a pilot study

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...
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Randomised clinical trial of comparing effects of acupuncture and varicocelectomy on sperm parameters in infertile varicocele patients

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...
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Quantitative evaluation of spermatozoa ultrastructure after acupuncture treatment for idiopathic male infertility

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...
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Verbesserung der Spermienqualität durch Pro- und Präbiotika

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-...
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Pflanzliche Heilmittel gegen Unfruchtbarkeit beim Mann

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...
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Laser Acupuncture Before and After Embryo Transfer Improves In VitroFertilization Outcomes: A Four-Armed Randomized Controlled Trial

ABSTRACT Objective: The objective was to perform a large, well-powered trial to assess the benefit of laser acupuncture (LA) on in vitrofertilization (IVF) success. Utilization of LA as a treatment allowed improvement of control groups used in prior studies, because there was no possibility of the potentially confounding effect of acupressure, noted in prior studies with blunt-tip controls. Materials and Methods: This was a four-arm, randomized controlled trial conducted at two private-practice fertility centers on couples who were attempting conception through IVF between June 2005 and January 2008. Following ovarian stimulation and oocyte retrieval, patients were randomized to needle acupuncture...
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Kinderwunsch erfüllt dank TCM

Akupunktur und chinesische Kräuter erhöhen Fruchtbarkeit Wissenschaftler aus Israel haben in einer retrospektiven Studie herausgefunden, dass Frauen, die sich einer künstlichen Befruchtung unterziehen und gleichzeitig nach den Regeln der traditionellen chinesischen Medizin (TCM) behandelt werden, eine höhere Schwangerschafts- und Geburtsrate hatten als Frauen in der Kontrollgruppe, die ausschließlich die künstliche Befruchtung durchführten (1). Die Behandlungsgruppe umfasste 29 Frauen im Alter zwischen 30 und 45 Jahren (Durchschnittsalter 39 Jahre), die mit 94 Frauen aus der Kontrollgruppe (Alter ebenfalls von 30-45 Jahren, Durchschnittsalter 37 Jahre) verglichen wurden. Die Frauen in der Behandlungsgruppe erhielten neben Akupunktur auch Behandlungen mit chinesischen Heilkräutern und hatten...
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Infertility Treatment With Acupuncture & Herbs

A new clinical study concludes that acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine have potent effects in reversing infertility. Several types of patients suffering from infertility participated in the study including those using IVF, IUI and those using no biomedical assistance. All types showed significantly improved successful pregnancy rates. The researchers cited prior investigations measuring the biological mechanisms by which acupuncture enhances fertility. The researchers note that beta-endorphins and related neurotransmitters stimulated by acupuncture causes the secretion of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH). This exerts a regulatory effect on the menstrual cycle and ovulation. Acupuncture has been shown to enhance the micro-circulation of blood...
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Electroacupuncture improves ovarian reserve

Electro-acupuncture (EA) may improve reproductive hormone levels in patients with diminished ovarian reserve (DOR), according to preliminary research from China. Twenty-one patients with DOR received EA over 12 weeks (five times a week for four weeks, followed by three times a week for eight weeks). Standardised EA treatment was provided using two alternating point prescriptions: A (Zhongliao BL-33) and B (Tianshu ST-25, Zigong M-CA-18 and Zhongji REN-4). Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) levels were observed to fall by almost half from baseline to week 12, and this decrease persisted until 12 weeks post-treatment, with no significant side effects. In addition, oestradiol and luteinising hormone (LH)...
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Electrical acupoint stimulation improves IVF outcomes

Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) may help improve IVF outcomes, according to a study by Chinese and British researchers. Four hundred and eighty-one infertile patients with bilateral tubal blockage who were referred for IVF were randomised into four groups; a TEAS-2Hz group, a TEAS-100Hz group, a TEAS-2/100Hz group and a control group who received routine IVF treatment only. TEAS (which uses self-adhesive electrodes instead of needles to stimulate acupoints) was administered once for 30 minutes, 24 hours before transvaginal oocyte retrieval, and once two hours before embryo transfer (ET). Acupoints included bilateral Xuehai SP-10, Diji SP-8, Taichong LIV-3, Zusanli ST-36,...
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Comparative observation of the effect of electroacupuncture combined with heat-sensitive moxibustion and western medicine for premature ovarian failure

ABSTRACT Objective To compare the clinical efficacy between electroacupuncture combined with heat-sensitive moxibustion and western medicine for treatment of premature ovarian failure. Methods Eighty patients were randomly divided into an electroacupuncture combined with heat-sensitive moxibustion group (group A, n=40) and a western medicine group (group B, n=40). Zîgōng (EX-CA 1), Xuèhâi (SP 10), Gānshū (BL 18) and Shènshū (BL 23) were selected in group A, and acupuncture combined with heat-sensitive moxibustion were carried out. Climen was taken orally in group B. The score changes of menstrual cycle, tidal fever and sweatiness, emotional excitement, soreness and weakness of waist and knees,...
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Chinesische Kräutermedizin bei ungeklärten wiederholten Fehlgeburten

Wiederholte Fehlgeburten werden definiert als zwei, drei oder mehr aufeinander folgende spontane Fehlgeburten in der Frühschwangerschaft und betreffen eine kleine Anzahl (1 bis 3 %) von Frauen im gebärfähigen Alter. Viele Schwangere erkennen eine Fehlgeburt möglicherweise nicht, bis Gebärmutterblutungen und Krämpfe nach der 10. Schwangerschaftswoche auftreten. Nach der ersten Fehlgeburt besteht ein Risiko für wiederholte Fehlgeburten und die Chancen auf eine erfolgreiche Schwangerschaft variieren. Gelegentlich liegen wiederholten Fehlgeburten bestimmte Ursachen zugrunde, wobei sowohl mütterliche als auch fetale (kindliche) Faktoren eine Rolle spielen; spezielle Behandlungen dieser Ursachen sind in diesen Fällen wirksam. Jedoch ist es möglich, dass die zugrundeliegenden Ursachen nicht erkannt...
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Chinese herbal medicine best for 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-analyses. The trials included women with PCOS, endometriosis, anovulation, fallopian tube blockage, or unexplained infertility. Not only were pregnancy rates improved, but fertility indicators such as ovulation rates, cervical mucus score, biphasic basal body temperature, and appropriate thickness of the endometrial lining were positively influenced by CHM. Other findings included: 1. CHM was also significantly more effective in the successful treatment of threatened miscarriage...
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Acupuncture regulates hormones and improves fertility in PCOS patients

Acupuncture is effective for the treatment of polycystic ovarian syndrome. Researchers find acupuncture effective for normalizing hormone levels and improving the overall health of patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome. Scientific data demonstrates that acupuncture produces significant improvements in menstrual regularity, restores ovulation pattern regularity, increases pregnancy rates, regulates hormonal secretions, normalizes basal body temperature patterns, and increases embryo survival rates. Fertility enhancements provided by acupuncture apply to both natural conception and IVF (in vitro fertilization) patients.Research published in the Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion entitled Advances In Clinical Research On Acupuncture Moxibustion Treatment For Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome cites several clinical studies. Let’s take...
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Acupuncture increases the efficaciousness of fertility treatment and lowers side effects

Acupuncture boosts the efficaciousness of fertility treatments. Three independent studies confirm that acupuncture increases positive patient outcome rates. Two studies find acupuncture effective for increasing the the efficacy of clomifene for the treatment of infertility due to ovulatory dysfunction. Another study finds acupuncture effective for reducing the adverse effects caused by bromocriptine treatments for hyperprolactinemia related infertility. The study also confirms that acupuncture balances hormone levels. Ovulatory Dysfunction Ovulatory dysfunction accounts for approximately 25–30% of female infertility. The root of ovulatory dysfunction is related to disorders of the hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axis (HPG axis) because it is closely related to the uterine...
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ACUPUNCTURE IMPROVES SPERM QUALITY

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 such as immature or dead sperm were not affected. Acupuncture was given at Guanyuan REN-4, Shenshu BL-23, Ciliao BL-32 and Taixi KID-3 with Zusanli ST-36, Xuehai SP-10, Sanyinjiao SP-6, Guilai ST-29 and Baihui DU-20 as secondary points. Deqi was...
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Acupuncture effective for the treatment of premature ovarian failure

Controlled studies find acupuncture effective for the treatment of premature ovarian failure (primary ovarian insufficiency). This condition is characterized by the loss of normal ovarian function prior to the age of 40. The average age of onset is 27. Research measures the efficacy of acupuncture in the regulation of hormone levels, reduction of anxiety and other forms of mental stress, and the ability of acupuncture to alleviate menopausal related symptoms. Importantly, the research demonstrates that acupuncture is effective in restoring endogenous estrogen production. Premature ovarian failure (POF) results in hormone insufficiency or lack of regularity of egg release, often resulting...
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A prospective randomized placebo-controlled study of the effect of acupuncture in infertile patients with severe oligoasthenozoospermia

In this first prospective, randomized, single-blind, placebo-controlled study, 28 infertile patients with severe oligoasthenozoospermia received acupuncture according to the principles of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and 29 infertile patients received placebo acupuncture. A significantly higher percentage of motile sperm (World Health Organization categories A–C), but no effect on sperm concentration, was found after acupuncture compared with placebo acupuncture Method: This acupuncture trial was in accordance with the Standards for Reporting Interventions in Controlled Trials of Acupuncture (STRICTA). Patients were randomized to receive either acupuncture or placebo acupuncture twice weekly for 6 weeks. For acupuncture 0.30 × 30 mm acupuncture needles...
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2 Studies on the treatment of male immune infertility with Chinese herbal formulas

The TCM treatment of male immune-related infertility The authors report excellent results in their treatment of male immune-related infertility. Two hundred cases of male infertiity were randomly divided into two equal groups, one of which received prednisone (control) and the other Chinese herbs (treatment). In both groups the duration of the disease was from two to six years and the average age was 28.75 years. The men had various combinations of abnormal sperm density and motility, seminal and serum antisperm antibodies, chronic prostatitis, epididymitis and seminal mycoplasma. The Chinese herbal formula given to the treatment group was Yikang Tang which...
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