Researchers at the Center for Integrative Medicine, at the University of Maryland, in Baltimore, reviewed the effects of acupuncture on pregnancy success rates when added to in vitro fertilization.
Infertility affects about 6.1 million people in the United States, about 10% of men and women of reproductive age. New and advanced technologies to help a woman become pregnant include in vitro fertilization (IVF). Researchers at the Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, in Chicago, Illinois, compared the influence of “true” versus “sham” acupuncture on pregnancy … Continue reading Effect of acupuncture on pregnancy rates in IVF
Acupuncture has been used as treatment for infertility for hundreds of years. Researchers at Tor Vergata University, in Rome, Italy, reviewed the evidence.
Here’s the latest from the University of Southampton School of Medicine, in the UK.
 Here’s a summary of reviews and research in this area of practice since the beginning of this blog.
The lead author of this study is Dr. Alice Domar, an international leader in the field of mind/body medicine and women’s health. Her website states that the Domar Center offers acupuncture for pre and post embryo transfer sessions. It will be interesting to see how these results influence that policy.
Researchers from Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital in London have reviewed the literature.
It also increases the likelihood of live births when used with embryo transfer in women undergoing in vitro fertilization, according to this latest review of the medical literature.
Acupuncture appears to be a common complementary option in fertility clinics. This study from the Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center in Camden, New Jersey concludes, “Acupuncture performed twice weekly during the follicular and luteal phase does not seem to improve pregnancy rates following in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET).”
Here are highlights from the 2006 conference of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine in New Orleans. Writing in Medscape, Dr. Peter Kovacs from the Kaali Institute IVF Center in Budapest and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York says, “Increasing numbers of patients ask about and/or turn to alternative medical solutions when … Continue reading Update: Acupuncture and in vitro fertilization
In one California fertility clinic acupuncture is standard therapy for 85% of women. Now, three clinical trials published this year report an improved rate of pregnancy among women undergoing in vitro fertilization and acupuncture.