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Electro-acupuncture enhances egg quality and fertilisation rates in IVF – Journal of Chinese Medicine, February 2020

by Heaton Acupuncture | Dec 30, 2020 | Electro-Acupuncture, IVF

Electro-acupuncture (EA) can enhance oocyte maturation and fertilisation rates in women undergoing IVF, Indonesian researchers have found. A randomised trial was conducted with 24 subjects in an IVF programme who were randomly allocated into verum-EA and sham-EA...

Acupuncture beneficial for PCOS patients undergoing IVF – Journal of Chinese Medicine, February 2020

by Heaton Acupuncture | Dec 30, 2020 | Acupuncture, IVF, Polycystic Ovaries

Acupuncture is beneficial for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) patients undergoing in-vitro fertilisation, according to Chinese researchers. One hundred and two infertile PCOS patients were randomised either to a treatment group who received follicular phase...

Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation improves IVF pregnancy rates – The Journal of Chinese Medicine, February 2016

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...

‘Whole-systems TCM’ is best for IVF outcomes – The Journal of Chinese Medicine, June 2015

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...

Acupuncture reduces IVF anxiety – Journal of Chinese Medicine, Jun 2012

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...

Acupuncture reduces stress of embryo transfer – Journal of Chinese Medicine, Oct 2010

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...
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Sandyford
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE2 1DJ

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