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IVF egg collection – acupuncture effective alternative to conventional pain relief

Pain relief during oocyte retrieval with a new short duration electro-acupuncture technique–an alternative to conventional analgesic methods. Humaidan P, Stener-Victorin E. The Fertility Clinic, Skive Sygehus, DK 7800 Skive, Denmark. BACKGROUND: Acupuncture previously has proved its pain-relieving effect for ovum pick-up (OPU). The analgesic effect of electro-acupuncture (EA) was evaluated when EA was applied for […]

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Effect of Chinese medicinal herbs on sperm membrane of infertile male

Effect of Chinese medicinal herbs on sperm membrane of infertile male [Article in Chinese] Liu XD. Shandong Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Materia Medica, Jinan. The authors carried on the quantitative analysis of fluorescence polarization degree and fluorescent intensity on wheat germ agglutinin (WGA) receptor in sperm membrane surface and protein macromolecule 1-Anilinonaph thalene-8-suphonic […]

May 20, 2007 by
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Acupuncture reverses harmful effects of anxiety

Effect of acupuncture treatment on the immune function impairment found in anxious women. Arranz L, Guayerbas N, Siboni L, De la Fuente M. Department of Physiology (Animal Physiology II), Faculty of Biological Science, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain. It is presently accepted that emotional disturbances lead to immune system impairment, and that therefore their treatment […]

May 19, 2007 by
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Acupuncture reduces anxiety

Clinical study on “jin’s three-needling” in treatment of generalized anxiety disorder [Article in Chinese] Luo WZ, Liu HJ, Mei SY. College of Acupuncture and Massage, Guangzhou University of TCM, Guangzhou. OBJECTIVE: To study the clinical effect of “Jin’s three-needling” in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder. METHODS: Fifty-eight patients with generalized anxiety were randomly assigned […]

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Acupuncture improves sperm quality (motility, normal sperm ratio) and ICSI outcomes

Acupuncture improves sperm quality (motility, normal sperm ratio) and ICSI outcomes: The sperm concentration, motility, morphology, fertilization rates and embryo quality were observed. Quick sperm motility after acupuncture was significantly improved as compared with that before treatment. The normal sperm ratio was increased after acupuncture. The fertilization rates after acupuncture (66.2%) were obviously higher than that before treatment (40.2%, P < 0.01).

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PCOS and Acupuncture: Electro-acupuncture normalises EV-induced changes in ovarian ARs

Effect of electro-acupuncture on ovarian expression of alpha (1)- and beta (2)-adrenoceptors, and p75 neurotrophin receptors in rats with steroid-induced polycystic ovaries. Manni L, Lundeberg T, Holmang A, Aloe L, Stener-Victorin E. Cardiovascular Institute and Wallenberg Laboratory, Sahlgrenska Academy, Goteborg University, SE-413 45 Goteborg, Sweden. l.manni@in.rm.cnr.it BACKGROUND: Estradiol valerate (EV)-induced polycystic ovaries (PCO) in rats […]

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PCOS (polycystic ovaries): Acupuncture reverses PCOS NFG abdundance

Electro-acupuncture reverses nerve growth factor abundance in experimental polycystic ovaries in the rat. Bai YH, Lim SC, Song CH, Bae CS, Jin CS, Choi BC, Jang CH, Lee SH, Pak SC. Research Division of Biological Science, Chosun University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) remains one of the most common causes of anovulation […]

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Acupuncture and PCOS anovulation: Electro-Acupuncture induces regular ovulations

Effects of electro-acupuncture on anovulation in women with polycystic ovary syndrome. Stener-Victorin E, Waldenstrom U, Tagnfors U, Lundeberg T, Lindstedt G, Janson PO. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Goteborg University, Sweden. BACKGROUND: The present study was designed to evaluate if electro-acupuncture (EA) could affect oligo-/anovulation and related endocrine and neuroendocrine parameters in women with polycystic […]

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Acupuncture normalizes dysfunction of hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis

Acupuncture normalizes dysfunction of hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis. Chen BY. Institute of Acupuncture, Shanghai Medical University, P.R. China. This article summarizes the studies of the mechanism of electroacupuncture (EA) in the regulation of the abnormal function of hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis (HPOA) in our laboratory. Clinical observation showed that EA with the effective acupoints could cure some anovulatory patients […]

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Chinese herbs – higher success rates of pregnancy (unexplained infertility)

Measuring the Effectiveness of Chinese Herbal Medicine in Improving Female Fertility By: Trevor A. Wing & Elke S. Sedlmeier 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 that affect female fertility and to determine if […]

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Combination of western and Chinese medicine is the most effective method in treating tubal obstruction

FALLOPIAN TUBE DYSFUNCTION AND CHINESE HERBAL MEIDCINE A study was carried out in Guangzhou, China, to find an effective treatment for tubal obstruction. The results of 120 women divided into three treatment groups were compared. One group received a combination of Western medical treatment and Chinese herbal medicine, one group received Chinese herbal medicine only […]

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Luteal-phase acupuncture improves outcomes of IVF/ICSI

Dieterle S, Ying G, Hatzmann W, Neuer A. Fertil Steril. 2006 May;85(5):1347-51. Epub 2006 Apr 17. Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Witten/Herdecke, Dortmund, Germany. Dieterle@IVF-Dortmund.de OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of luteal-phase acupuncture on the outcome of IVF/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). DESIGN: Randomized, prospective, controlled clinical study. […]

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Chinese medicine/herbs and PCOS

Clinical observation on treatment of 43 women with polycystic ovary syndrome based on syndrome differentiation [Article in Chinese] Jia LN, Wang XJ. Department of Gynecology of Integrative Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the therapeutic effect of treatment based on syndrome differentiation and its influence on the serum levels of […]

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Acupuncture on the day of IVF/ICSI embryo transfer significantly improves the outcome

Acupuncture on the day of embryo transfer significantly improves the reproductive outcome in infertile women: a prospective, randomized trial National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Vienna, Austria: There was heartening news today (Wednesday 3 July) for would-be parents worried because they had difficulty conceiving. A new study being presented to Europe’s leading reproductive medicine conference […]

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Acupuncture and good prognosis IVF patients

Acupuncture and good prognosis IVF patients: Synergy. P. C. Magarelli, D. K. Cridennda, M. Cohen. Reproductive Medicine & Fertility Center, Colorado Springs, CO; East Winds Acupuncture, Inc., Colorado Springs, CO. OBJECTIVE: To determine the role of electro stimulation acupuncture and traditional combined with auricular acupuncture on IVF outcomes in good prognosis patients.

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Acupuncture & IVF Poor Responders: A Cure?

P.C. Magarelli, D.K. Cridennda. Reproductive Medicine & Fertility Center, Colorado Springs, CO. Background and Significance: The utility of acupuncture in the treatment of infertility has been demonstrated in two controlled studies. The first study determined the effect of reducing the Pulsatility Index (PI) of the uterine artery on reproductive outcomes; the second study described a […]

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