IVF acupuncture, stress and hormones
IVF is stressful. And Acupuncture offsets the effects of stress on some reproductive hormones during the in vitro fertilisation.
Entries by Vitalis Skiauteris
Acupuncture improves sperm motilty
In this study acupuncture effectively helped patients suffering from both reduced sperm motility and low sperm count. This kind of condition is called oligoasthenozoospermia. The study showed that acupuncture significantly improved percentage of motile sperm. Fertil Steril. 2009 Oct;92(4):1340-3. doi: 10.1016/ j.fertnstert. 2009.02.041. Epub 2009 Apr 25. A prospective randomized placebo-controlled study of the effect […]
Acupuncture improves sperm quality by reducing inflammation in testis
It’s well known that sperm doesn’t like heat. Inflammation is one of the worst sources of heat you can have. In this study acupuncture normalised scrotal temperature in patients who had inflammation. But it didn’t affect the guys who had a healthy temperature at the start of the study. It shows acupuncture’s regulatory effect – […]
Chinese herbal medicine vs gestrinone for endometriosis
Chinese herbal medicine for endometriosis a publication in one of the most prestigious evidence journals. Evidence doesn’t get stronger than this. Chinse herbal medicine outperformed conventional drugs in endometriosis management. Authors concluded that Chinese medicine has fewer side effects, but similar benefits to gestrinone. Oral Chinese medicine tinctures may have a better effect than danazol […]
PCOS: Acupuncture and Sympathetic Nerve Activity in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Low-frequency Electro-Acupuncture and Physical Exercise Decrease High Muscle Sympathetic Nerve Activity in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Elisabet Stener-Victorin1*, Elizabeth Jedel2, Per Olof Janson, and Yrsa Bergmann Sverrisdottir3 1 Institution of Neuroscience and Physiology 2 Osher Center for Integrative Medicine 3 inst. neuroscience and physiology * To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: elisabet.stener-victorin@neuro.gu.se. Context: We have […]
Acupuncture benefits cortisol and prolactin levels in IVF patients
Acupuncture benefits cortisol and prolactin in the Acupuncture group during the medication phase of the IVF treatment.
Acupuncture improves sperm motility
Arch Androl. 1997 Sep-Oct;39(2):155-61. Effect of acupuncture on sperm parameters of males suffering from subfertility related to low sperm quality. Siterman S, Eltes F, Wolfson V, Zabludovsky N, Bartoov B. Institute of Chinese Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel. The aim of this prospective controlled study was to assess the effect of acupuncture on the sperm quality […]
Acupuncture improves ovarian morphology in PCOS by regulating overactive sympathetic nervous system
Acupuncture and exercise restore adipose tissue expression of sympathetic markers and improve ovarian morphology in rats with dihydrotestosterone-induced PCOS Louise Mannerås,1 Stefan Cajander,2 Malin Lönn,3 and Elisabet Stener-Victorin1 1Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; 2 Department of Pathology and Cytology, Sunderby County Hospital, Luleå, Sweden; and […]
Acupuncture for male and female infertility – systematic review
The Role of Acupuncture in the Management of Subfertility Ng E H et al Fertil Steril. 2008 Jul;90(1):1-13. Fertility and Sterility Abstract OBJECTIVE: To review systematically the use of acupuncture in the management of subfertility. DESIGN: A computer search was performed via several English and Chinese databases to identify journals relevant to the subject. RESULT(S): […]
How Stress affects Fertility
Stress and reproductive failure: past notions, present insights and future directions Journal Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics Publisher Springer Netherlands ISSN 1058-0468 (Print) 1573-7330 (Online) Issue Volume 25, Numbers 2-3 / March, 2008 Category REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY DOI 10.1007/s10815-008-9206-5 Pages 47-62 Subject Collection Medicine SpringerLink Date Friday, February 15, 2008 Katrina Nakamura1 , Sam Sheps2, […]
Acupuncture in polycystic ovary syndrome: current experimental and clinical evidence.
Acupuncture in polycystic ovary syndrome: acupuncture can affect PCOS via modulation of endogenous regulatory systems, including the sympathetic nervous system, the endocrine and the neuroendocrine system.
Systematic review: Acupuncture and IVF: Acupuncture improves rates of pregnancy and live birth
In this latest systematic review, acupuncture showed effect of improving pregnancy rate and live birth rate among women undergoing in vitro fertilisation (IVF)
Electro acupunture increases ovarian blod flow (PCOS)
Effect of electro-acupuncture stimulation of different frequencies and intensities on ovarian blood flow in anaesthetized rats with steroid-induced polycystic ovaries Maintenance of ovarian blood flow (OBF) is suggested to be important for regular ovulation in women with polycystic ovaries (PCO). The purpose of the present study was to investigate whether electro-acupuncture (EA) of different […]
Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine for Chronic Pelvic Inflammation
Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine used together can enhance the treatment of chronic pelvic inflammation.
How acupuncture stimulates ovulation (the mechanism)
Clinical studies on the mechanism for acupuncture stimulation of ovulation Mo X; Li D; Pu Y; Xi G; Le X; Fu Z Zhejiang College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hangzhou. Ovulatory dysfunction is commonly seen in gynecology clinic. It may cause infertility, amenia, functional uterine bleeding and a variety of complications. This research according to TCM […]
In anovulatory infertility cases the hyperactive sympathetic system can be depressed by electro acupuncture and the function of the hypothalamus-pituitary-ovarian axis can be regulated by electro acupuncture via central sympathetic system
Relationship Between Blood Radioimmunoreactive Beta-Endorphin and Hand Skin Temperature During The Electro-Acupuncture Induction of Ovulation By Chen Bo Ying M.D. Lecturer of Neurobiology Institute of Acupuncture Research, and Yu Jin, MD., Prof of Gynecology Obstetricus and Gynecology Hospital Shanghai Medical University Shanghai, People’s Republic of China Abstract: Thirteen cycles of anovulation menstruation in 11 cases […]
Acupuncture, IVF/ICSI and follicle development
Acupuncture facilitates development and follicle count of IVF ICSI. All women produced more follicles with acupuncture treatment in this study.
Chinese herbal medicine – higher success rates of pregnancy, no side-effects
Measuring the Effectiveness of Chinese Herbal Medicine in Improving Female Fertility By: Trevor A. Wing & Elke S. Sedlmeier Keywords: Infertility, Chinese herbal medicine, ultrasound, hormone levels. Aim: To determine the relationship between female fertility indicators and the administration of Chinese herbal medicine (CHM). Design: A prospective cohort clinical study to measure accepted bio-medical factors […]
Acupuncture – natural labour pain relief
A retrospective analysis of the results of obstetric acupuncture at Frederiksberg Hospital [Article in Danish] Spellerberg E, Smidt-Jensen SL. Fodeafdelingen, H:S Frederiksberg Hospital, DK-2000 Frederiksberg. eileen@spellerberg.net INTRODUCTION: The use of obstetric acupuncture in Denmark is increasing but its use in routine clinical practice has not been evaluated. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This retrospective uncontrolled study comprises […]
Health care practitioners need to be proactive in acquiring and documenting use of complimentary therapies for infertility
The use of complementary medicine and therapies by patients attending a reproductive medicine unit in South Australia: A prospective survey Marcin STANKIEWICZ 1, Caroline SMITH 2, Helen ALVINO 3 and Robert NORMAN 4 1Department of Obstetrics Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine, Flinders Medical Centre, 2Discipline of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Paediatrics and Reproductive Health, The […]