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Research StudyFertility

Acupuncture-assisted embryo transfer techniques: Research frontiers and future directions.

Acupuncture significantly increased clinical pregnancy rates by 21% in women undergoing IVF compared to control groups, …

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Research StudyFertility

Enhancing Endometrial Receptivity Assessment Outcomes in Recurrent Implantation Failure: Intralipid Infusion and Acupuncture as Complementary Therapies.

Combining acupuncture with intralipid infusion, PRP therapy, and ERA testing resulted in successful pregnancy in a patie…

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Research StudyFertility

Considerations on optimizing the patient experience during assisted reproductive technology treatment: a qualitative analysis.

Patients undergoing assisted reproductive technology identified acupuncture as one of the alternative health therapies t…

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The Role of Nutrient Supplements in Female Infertility: An Umbrella Review and Hierarchical Evidence Synthesis.

Multiple micronutrients and antioxidants may increase live birth rates in women with infertility (OR 2.59 and 1.81), but…

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Randomized Controlled TrialFertility

Efficacy and safety of Shen Que (RN8) moxibustion on reproductive outcomes in unexpected poor ovarian responders: a randomized controlled trial.

Shen Que moxibustion significantly increased retrieved oocytes (5.8 vs 4.7), mature oocytes (5.0 vs 3.0), and available …

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Randomized Controlled TrialFertility

Exploring the efficacy and safety of acupuncture versus sham acupuncture for diminished ovarian reserve: study protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial.

This study protocol aims to determine whether 12 weeks of acupuncture treatment can increase antral follicle count in wo…

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Randomized Controlled TrialFertility

Efficacy of electro-acupuncture on pregnancy outcomes for women undergoing in vitro fertilization: study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial.

This pilot study protocol aims to determine if electro-acupuncture during IVF improves clinical pregnancy rates compared…

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Health needs, treatment decisions and experience of traditional complementary and integrative medicine use by women with diminished ovarian reserve: A cross-sectional survey.

Among women with diminished ovarian reserve, 74.6% consulted with complementary medicine practitioners and reported perc…

The Australian & New Z…Read More →
Research StudyFertility

[Effect of Tiaojing Cuyun acupuncture therapy on pregnancy outcomes in women with diminished ovarian reserve undergoing IVF-ET: a cohort study].

Women with diminished ovarian reserve who received 12 weeks of acupuncture before IVF-ET had a clinical pregnancy rate o…

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Predicting personalized cumulative live birth rate after a complete in vitro fertilization cycle: an analysis of 32,306 treatment cycles in China.

Three validated prediction models for IVF cumulative live birth rate achieved discrimination accuracy of 74-83%, with th…

Reproductive biology and e…Read More →
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Alterations in nonesterified free fatty acid trafficking rather than hyperandrogenism contribute to metabolic health in obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome.

Impaired fatty acid uptake and insulin-mediated suppression in adipose tissue, rather than hyperandrogenism, distinguish…

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Integrative medicine utilization among infertility patients.

Over 80% of infertility patients reported using at least one integrative medicine modality to enhance fertility, with ac…

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