Female infertility

Traditional Chinese Medicine Makes Fertility Treatments Far More Effective, TAU Researchers Discover

melanie — Mon, 29 Jul 2013 13:10:53 -0700

Traditional Chinese medicine has long been used to ease pain, treat disease, boost fertility, and prevent miscarriage. Known in the Western medical community by its acronym TCM, these traditional remedies include herbal preparations and acupuncture. Now Tel Aviv University researchers have discovered that a combination of TCM therapy and intrauterine insemination (IUI) is a winning solution for hopeful mommies who are having trouble conceiving.

Influence of acupuncture on the outcomes of in vitro fertilisation when embryo implantation has failed

melanie — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 09:21:49 -0700

Conclusions In this study, acupuncture and moxibustion increased pregnancy rates when used as an adjuvant treatment in women undergoing IVF, when embryo implantation had failed.

Daniela Isoyama Manca di Villahermosa, Lara Guercio dos Santos, Mariana Balthazar Nogueira, Fabia Lima Vilarino, Caio Parente Barbosa

Effect of acupuncture on symptoms of anxiety in women undergoing in vitro fertilisation: a prospective randomised controlled study.

melanie — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:31:26 -0700

Conclusions:
The results indicate that acupuncture can reduce anxiety symptoms observed by the reduction of psychological parameters of women undergoing IVF. Further evidence should be sought as to whether acupuncture might be a complementary option for patients undergoing IVF.

Authors: Daniela Isoyama, Emerson Barchi Cordts, Angela Mara Bentes de Souza van Niewegen, Waldemar de Almeida Pereira de Carvalho, Simone Tiemi Matsumura, Caio Parente Barbosa
-Acupuncture in medicine : journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society

Effects of Acupuncture on LIF and IL-12 in Rats of Implantation Failure

melanie — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:51:05 -0700

Conclusion: According to the study, Acupuncture could improve the poor receptive state of endometrium by promoting LIF and IL-12 secretion to improve blastocyst implantation.

Gui, Juan; Xiong, Fan; Li, Jing; Huang, Guangying. Effects of Acupuncture on LIF and IL-12 in Rats of Implantation Failure. American Journal of Reproductive Immunology. Am J Reprod Immunol. 1600-0897. 2012.

Acupuncture improves Clinical Pregnancy Rates (CPR) and Live Birth Rates (LBR) among women undergoing IVF.

melanie — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:38:05 -0700

Conclusions: Acupuncture improves CPR and LBR among women undergoing IVF based on the results of studies that do not include the Streitberger control. The Streitberger control may not be an inactive control. More positive effects from using acupuncture in IVF can be expected if an appropriate control and more reasonable acupuncture programs are used.

Cui Hong Zheng, M.D.; Ph.D.a, Guang Ying Huang, M.D., Ph.D.a; Ming Min Zhang, M.D., Ph.D.b; Wei Wang, M.D., Ph.D.c.. Fertility and Sterility. 1-11-2012.

Increase of success rate for women undergoing embryo transfer by transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation

melanie — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:15:00 -0700

Conclusion:
Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation, especially double TEAS, significantly improved the clinical outcome of ET.

◦ Neuroscience Research Institute and Department of Neurobiology, Peking University Health Science Center, Key Laboratory of Neuroscience, The Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Public Health, Beijing, People's Republic of China

Acupuncture for Infertility: Is It An Effective Therapy?

Sat, 25 Jun 2011 12:54:16 -0700

Conclusion: Most of the studies suggested that acupuncture plays a positive role in the management of infertility including ovulation dysfunction, IVF-ET, and male infertility. Acupuncture may improve ovulation via modulation of the central and peripheral nervous system, the neuroendocrine and endocrine system, the ovarian blood flow, and metabolism. Acupuncture can improve the outcome of IVF-ET, and the mechanisms may be related to an increased uterine blood flow, inhibition of uterine motility, and a reduction of depression, anxiety and stress. Its effect in modulating immune function also suggests helpfulness in improving the outcome of IVF-ET. Acupuncture may play a positive role in male infertility.

HUANG Dong-mei (黄冬梅)1, HUANG Guang-ying (黄光英)1, LU Fu-er (陆付耳)1, Dieterle Stefan2,3, Neuer Andreas3, and Greb Robert3

Study on Treatment of polycystic ovarian syndrome with Infertility by combined therapy of Chinese herbal medicine and compound cyproterone acetate

srobinson — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:48:38 -0700

Conclusions: Using combined therapy of TCM and composite CPA followed by ovulation promoting agents of TCM and WM to treat patients of non-obesity PCOS could relieve the clinical symptoms, improve the abnormal blood level of sex hormones and significantly elevate the pregnancy rate.

Tao Li-li, Chen Xiao-ping and Gu Zheng-tian, Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine Volume 9, Number 2 / June, 2003

Chinese Herbal Medicine for Primary Dysmenorrhea

srobinson — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:17:28 -0700

CONCLUSIONS: The review found promising evidence supporting the use of Chinese herbal medicine for primary dysmenorrhoea

Zhu X, et al, Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2008 Apr 16;(2):CD005288.

Low-frequency Electro-Acupuncture and Physical Exercise Decrease High Muscle Sympathetic Nerve Activity in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

srobinson — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:05:48 -0700

Conclusions: For the first time we demonstrate that low-frequency EA and physical exercise lowers high sympathetic nerve activity in women with PCOS.

Elisabet Stener-Victorin1*, Elizabeth Jedel2, Per Olof Janson, and Yrsa Bergmann Sverrisdottir3

Diet and Lifestyle in the Prevention of Ovulatory Disorder Infertility

srobinson — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:32:11 -0700

Conclusions: Following a "fertility diet" pattern may favorably influence fertility in otherwise healthy women. Further, the majority of infertility cases due to ovulation disorders may be preventable through modifications of diet and lifestyle.

Jorge E. Chavarro, MD, ScD^1,2, Janet W. Rich-Edwards, MPH, ScD^2,3,4, Bernard A. Rosner, PhD^2,5 and Walter C. Willett, MD, DrPH^1,2,4

Eastern Approaches for Enhancing Women’s Sexuality: Mindfulness, Acupuncture, and Yoga

julia — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:35:01 -0700

Conclusions. The empirical literature supporting Eastern techniques, such as mindfulness, acupuncture, and yoga, for women’s sexual complaints and loss of satisfaction is sparse but promising. Future research should aim to empirically support Eastern techniques in women’s sexuality. Brotto LA, Krychman M, and Jacobson P. Eastern approaches for enhancing women’s sexuality: Mindfulness, acupuncture, and yoga. J Sex Med 2008;5:2741–2748.

Lori A. Brotto, PhD, Michael Krychman, MD,† and Pamela Jacobson, LAc, Dipl OM‡*

Changes in serum cortisol and prolactin associated with acupuncture during controlled ovarian hyperstimulation in women undergoing in vitro fertilization–embryo transfer treatment

julia — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:30:58 -0700

Conclusion(s): In this study, there appears to be a beneficial regulation of CORT and PRL in the Ac group during the medication phase of the IVF treatment with a trend toward more normal fertile cycle dynamics. (Fertil Steril® 2008;-:-–-. ©2008 by American Society for Reproductive Medicine.)

Paul C. Magarelli, M.D.,^a Diane K. Cridennda, L.Ac.,^b and Mel Cohen, Ph.D.^a

^a Reproductive Medicine and Fertility Centers and b East Winds Acupuncture, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Effects of acupuncture on rates of pregnancy and live birth among women undergoing in vitro fertilisation: systematic review and meta-analysis

julia — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:20:19 -0700

Conclusions Current preliminary evidence suggests that acupuncture given with embryo transfer improves rates of pregnancy and live birth among women undergoing in vitro fertilisation.

BMJ published online 7 Feb 2008;

doi:10.1136/bmj.39471.430451.BE

Acupuncture Normalizes Dysfunction of Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Ovarian Axis

julia — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:59:33 -0700

Conclusions: Observations reveal that acupuncture may regulate the abnormal function of HPOA in many ways.