by Heaton Acupuncture | Mar 15, 2016 | Acupuncture, IVF, Pregnancy, TEAS
Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) can regulate hormone levels and improve clinical pregnancy rates in patients with decreased ovarian reserve (DOR) during in vitro fertilization (IVF) and embryo transfer. Chinese researchers divided 240 patients...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Sep 24, 2015 | IVF
Individualised treatment with ‘whole-systems traditional Chinese medicine’ (WS-TCM, that includes a combination of acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine and dietary and lifestyle recommendations) may be of benefit when added to IVF treatment, according to...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Jan 3, 2013 | Acupuncture, Fertility, IVF
Acupuncture can reduce anxiety symptoms in women undergoing IVF, according to a team of Brazilian researchers. Forty-three women undergoing IVF were randomly allocated to two groups: a test group who received verum acupuncture (at Shenmen HE-7, Neiguan P-6, Shanzhong...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Mar 24, 2011 | Acupuncture, IVF
Women receiving acupuncture on the day of embryo transfer (ET) perceive less stress, which may play a role in improving their chances of becoming pregnant. In an observational, prospective, cohort study, American investigators studied 57 infertile patients undergoing...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Mar 7, 2011 | Acupuncture, IVF, Pregnancy
A meta-analysis of seven clinical trials in which acupuncture was used to support embryo transfer during IVF has concluded that it improves rates of pregnancy and live birth. Dutch and American researchers analysed results from seven clinical trials (selected as...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Mar 7, 2011 | Acupuncture, IVF
A literature review from the USA provides an overview of the use of acupuncture as an adjunctive therapy for in vitro fertilisation (IVF). The authors used biomedical and acupuncture databases cross-referenced with published data, personal libraries and Chinese...
