Laser Acupuncture Before and After Embryo Transfer Improves ART Delivery Rates study
Laser Acupuncture Before and After Embryo Transfer Improves ART Delivery Rates: Results of a Prospective Randomized Double-Blinded Placebo Controlled Five-armed Trial involving 1000 Patients. J.L. Fratterelli, M.R. Leondires, K.Fong, A Theall, S. Locatelli, R.T. Scott, Reproductive Medicine Associates of new Jersey, Morristown, NJ OBJECTIVE: Acupuncture has been advocated for the treatment of infertility, including immediately prior to and after transfer. Unfortunately, data are conflicting and adequate studies with appropriate controls are...
read moreChanges in serum cortisol and prolactin associated with acupuncture during IVF
Conclusion: The researchers found that the women who had acupuncture showed beneficial changes in serum levels of stress hormones compared to the control group of women who did not have acupuncture. This may have implications for both egg quality and implantation. In addition the pregnancy and live birth rate was significantly higher in the acupuncture group. Listen to a wonderful podcast about his research and how it can help you have a baby Click this link http://www.creatingafamily.org/radioshow.html There’s a little box in the center of...
read moreInfluence of acupuncture on the pregnancy rate in patients who undergo assisted reproduction therapy
Conclusion: Acupuncture seems to be a useful tool for improving pregnancy rate after ART. Clinical pregnancies were documented in 34 of 80 patients (42.5%) in the acupuncture group, whereas pregnancy rate was only 26.3% (21 out of 80 patients) in the control group. Paulus W et al, Fertil Steril 2002 Vol 77, pg 721-724 Fertility and Sterility OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of acupuncture on the pregnancy rate in assisted reproduction therapy (ART) by comparing a group of patients receiving acupuncture treatment shortly before and after...
read moreReduction of blood flow impedance in the uterine arteries of infertile women with electro-acupuncture
Conclusion: This study reported in Human Reproduction (the official journal of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology) shows that after 8 acupuncture treatments blood flow to the uterus was markedly increased. Stener-Victorin E, et al Hum Reprod 1996; 11:1314-1317. Human Reproduction Abstract: In order to assess whether electro-acupuncture (EA) can reduce a high uterine artery blood flow inpedance, 10 infertile but otherwise healthy women with a pulsatility index (PI) ≥3.0 in the uterine arteries were treated with EA in a...
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