Acupuncture effects on in-vitro fertilization pregnancy outcomes: A meta-analysis

CONCLUSIONS: Using acupuncture as an adjuvant therapy to embryo transfer may improve the biochemical pregnancy, clinical pregnancy, ongoing pregnancy, and live birth outcomes compared to no adjuvant therapy controls. However, no significant difference was found between acupuncture as an adjuvant therapy to embryo transfer and sham-controls in any of the measured outcomes. This relationship forces us to recommend the use of acupuncture as adjuvant therapy in women undergoing in-vitro fertilization and inquire further studies comparing acupuncture and sham-controls to reach the best procedure.PMID:34979465 | DOI:10.1016/j.ctcp.2021.101525
Source: Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice - Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Source Type: research