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 […]
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 […]
Coffee linked to doubled fetal death rates American Journal of Epidemiology 2005; 162: 983-90 Investigating whether coffee consumption during pregnancy is associated with late fetal death. Women who drink eight or more cups of coffee a day are twice as likely as women who do not drink coffee to miscarry or have a stillbirth, a […]
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.
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 […]
Tanaka T; Mizuno K; Umesaki N; Ogita S Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Osaka City University Medical School, Japan.Osaka City Med J, 44(1):117-24 1998 Jun (ISSN: 0030-6096) Changes in the specific antiendometrial IgM antibodies in an endometriotic patient, who were treated with leuproride acetate and in turn with Keishi-bukuyogan, were investigated by the flowcytometric analysis […]
By: Marilyn Elias USA TODAY Acupuncture on pain-relief points cuts blood flow to key areas of the brain within seconds, providing the clearest explanation to date for how the ancient technique might relieve pain and treat addictions, a Harvard scientist reports today.
The combined therapy of acupuncture with herbal drugs has definite therapeutic effects on male immune infertility, which can regulate antisperm antibody AsAb and raise the immunity of the patients.
Over a period of three years, acupuncture was offered to patients entering assisted reproduction therapy. Acupuncture sessions were given at varying, but usually weekly, intervals during the in vitro fertilisation (IVF) cycle, and immediately before and after embryo transfer. Twenty two patients (average age 36.2 years) were treated over a total of 26 IVF cycles and 15 pregnancies were achieved, as determined by presence of foetal heartbeat on ultrasound at four weeks post embryo transfer. This was a success rate of 57.7% compared with 45.3% for patients in the IVF unit not treated with acupuncture (P > 0.05). Relaxing effects were noted following acupuncture and it is speculated that this may have contributed to the increase in pregnancy rate for the acupuncture group.
Victor S. Sierpina, MD; Moshe A. Frenkel, MD Family Medicine Department, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX Abstract This article summarizes the research base, probable mechanism of actions, and clinical applications of acupuncture. It offers the clinician a deeper understanding of appropriate conditions for which acupuncture may be useful, outlines how to integrate acupuncture […]
Auricular acupuncture in the treatment of female infertility Gerhard I; Postneek F Department of Gynecological Endocrinology and Reproduction, Women’s Hospital, University of Heidelberg, Germany. Gynecol Endocrinol 1992 Sep;6(3):171-81 (ISSN: 0951-3590) Following a complete gynecologic–endocrinologic workup, 45 infertile women suffering from oligoamenorrhea (n = 27) or luteal insufficiency (n = 18) were treated with auricular acupuncture. […]
Controlled trial of acupuncture effects in assisted reproduction therapy Paulus W.E.1, Zhang M.2, Strehler E.1, Seybold B.1 and Sterzik K.Christian-Lauritzen-Institut, Reproductive Medicine, Ulm, Germany and 2Tongji Medical University, Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China Introduction: In a former published prospective randomized study we demonstrated the benefitt of acupuncture on the pregnancy rate in assisted […]
Acupunct Med. 2006 Dec;24(4):157-63. Use of acupuncture in female infertility and a summary of recent acupuncture studies related to embryo transfer. Stener-Victorin E, Humaidan P. Institute of Neuroscience and Physiolopgy, Sahlgrenska Academy, Goteborg University, Sweden. elisabet.stener-victorin@neuro.gu.se During the last five years the use of acupuncture in female infertility as an adjuvant to conventional treatment in […]
Effects of ferulic acid on fertile and asthenozoospermic infertile human sperm motility, viability, lipid peroxidation, and cyclic nucleotides. Zheng RL, Zhang H. Department of Biology, Lanzhou University, P.R. China. The capacity of human sperm fertilization principally depends on sperm motility and membrane integrity. Reactive oxygen species, such as superoxide anion and hydrogen peroxide, are known […]
Improvement of IVF Outcomes by Acupuncture: Are egg and embryo qualities involved? Paul C. Magarelli, M.D., Ph.D., a Diane Cridennda, L.Ac. b, Mel Cohen, MBA a a Reproductive Medicine & Fertility Center, Colorado Springs, CO b East Winds Acupuncture, Colorado Springs, CO FERTILITY AND STERILITY®, May 2005, VOL 83, SUP 2, Proceeding from the 2005 […]
The most important takeaway message from the study is that acupuncture may improve IVF outcomes, leading to a higher chance of pregnancy and the number of sessions you have does matter. The study found that patients who received acupuncture during their IVF treatment cycle had a significantly higher pregnancy rate than those who didn’t receive […]
Clinical observation on effect of combination of zhuanyindan and hormone in treating male infertility with positive antisperm antibody [Article in Chinese] Yu AL, Zhang FZ, Zhang FX. Taishan Medical College, Shandong 271000. OBJECTIVE: To explore the therapeutic effect of combination of Zhuanyindan (ZYD, a Chinese herbal preparation) and hormone in treating male infertility with positive […]
Effects of Electro-Acupuncture on Nerve Growth Factor and Ovarian Morphology in Rats with Experimentally Induced Polycystic Ovaries ABSTRACT Despite extensive research on the pathogenesis of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), there is still disagreement on the underlying mechanisms. The rat model for experimentally induced polycystic ovaries (PCO)—produced by a single injection of estradiol valerate—has similarities with […]
This study confirmed Chinese herbal medicines can reduce the risk of miscarriage in the early weeks of pregnancy. Two days after embryo transfer a group of women was administered a Chinese herbal formula renown to reduce the risk of miscarriage. Control group were not administered any hers. But both groups were on progesterone support treatment. […]
When you consider the benefits of fertility acupuncture, enhanced uterine blood flow is often central. Over the past two decades, reproductive acupuncture became synonymous with better circulation in the uterine lining. It all started in 1996. Dr. Elizabeth Stener published the first study on how this time-tested natural therapy improves blood flow to the uterus […]