A review of controlled trials of acupuncture for women's reproductive health care

White, Adrian

doi:10.1783/147118903101197863

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“…17,18 Only three reviews of acupuncture for the treatment of primary dysmenorrhoea are currently available. One 19 included only one trial of acupuncture, and another 20 included two acupuncture and two acupressure trials. The…”

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Acupuncture for primary dysmenorrhoea: a systematic review

Cho

2010

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Background The effectiveness of acupuncture in primary dysmenorrhoea is not fully understood.Objectives To assess the effectiveness of acupuncture for the symptomatic treatment of primary dysmenorrhoea from randomised controlled trials (RCTs).Search strategy Nineteen electronic databases, including English, Korean, Japanese and Chinese databases, were systematically searched for RCTs investigating acupuncture for primary dysmenorrhoea up to July 2008 with no language restrictions.Selection criteria All RCTs that evaluated the effects of acupuncture compared with controls were included. Studies that assessed the effect of moxibustion or body acupressure were excluded.Data collection and analysis The study abstraction and quality assessment of all studies were undertaken following the detailed descriptions of these categories as described in the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions.Main results Twenty-seven RCTs were systematically reviewed. Only nine of the 27 trials clearly described their methods of randomisation and none of the trials stated the methods of allocation concealment. Compared with pharmacological treatment or herbal medicine, acupuncture was associated with a significant reduction in pain. Three studies reported reduced pain within groups from baseline; however, two RCTs did not find a significant difference between acupuncture and sham acupuncture.Author's conclusions The review found promising evidence in the form of RCTs for the use of acupuncture in the treatment of primary dysmenorrhoea compared with pharmacological treatment or herbal medicine. However, the results were limited by methodological flaws. The evidence for the effectiveness of acupuncture for the treatment of primary dysmenorrhoea is not convincing compared with sham acupuncture. Further rigorous nonpenetrating placebo-controlled RCTs are warranted.

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Acupuncture for primary dysmenorrhoea: a systematic review

Cho

2010

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“…Acupuncture has received considerable attention in the lay press and within the scientific community, and many studies suggest it can effectively treat numerous health conditions, either alone or as an adjunct to conventional medicine (Berman et al, 2004;IOM, 2005;NIH Consensus Statement, 1997;Smith, Crowther, & Bielby, 2002;White, 2003;White, Lewith, Prescott, & Conway, 2004). Many of the conditions for which acupuncture is useful, such as osteoarthritis, nausea during pregnancy, some types of chronic pain, and dysmenorrhea are especially salient for women (IOM, 2005).…”

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A Sociobehavioral Model of Acupuncture Use, Patterns, and Satisfaction Among Women in the United States, 2002

Upchurch

Burke

Dye

et al. 2008

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Objectives-To examine the correlates of recent acupuncture use among American women, applying a sociobehavioral model of utilization of conventional health care. Patterns of use, satisfaction, and reasons for acupuncture use are also examined.Methods-The 2002 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) is used, which included the Alternative Health/Complementary Alternative Medicine Supplement. All analyses and estimates used the NHIS individual-level sampling weights; variance estimates were adjusted to account for complex sample design. Bivariate statistics and logistic regression were used. N=17,112 women.Results-Prevalence of recent acupuncture use was low (1.1 percent), but translates to over 1.2 million American women. Multivariate results found the effects of race and ethnicity on acupuncture use were contingent on educational level. Women living in the West were more likely to use acupuncture, as were women with fair health status, former smokers, current moderate/heavy alcohol users, and women with higher body mass index. Women tended to use acupuncture for conditions not commonly well treated by conventional medicine (e.g., chronic pain) and the majority reported using acupuncture in conjunction with conventional medicine.*Direct correspondence to Dr. Dawn M. Upchurch, Professor, UCLA School of Public Health, 650 Charles E. Young Drive South, Los Angeles, California 90095−1772, upchurch@ucla.edu.. Publisher's Disclaimer: This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final citable form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. Conclusions-Predisposing and enabling factors, as well as medical need and personal health practices, are associated with women's recent use of acupuncture services, including several that are also associated with conventional health care services. NIH Public Access

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“…This study was limited due to lack of a placebo control group [4,5]. In a retrospective study by Magarelli et al [6] higher pregnancy rates (51% vs 36%, P < 0.05) as well as lower miscarriage rates (8% vs 20%, P < 0.05) among poor responder women who received acupuncture was reported.…”

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Adjuvant acupuncture reduces first trimester pregnancy loss after IVF

Khorram¹,

Horton²,

Sahakian³

et al. 2012

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Background: The objective of this study was to determine the effects of acupuncture treatment as an adjunctive therapy on the outcome of in vitro fertilization (IVF)/Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI). Material/Methods: We conducted a retrospective study of 238 patients who underwent conventional IVF/ ICSI alone or in conjunction with acupuncture over a course of 2 years. Patients in the two treatment groups were matched in terms of age and diagnosis. Acupuncture was administered in two sessions 5 to 7 days prior to and on the day of embryo transfer. Results: There were no differences between the two groups in terms of fertilization rate, pregnancy or implantation rates, and endometrial thickness. The number of oocytes retrieved (P < 0.005) and the number of first trimester miscarriages were significantly lower in the group receiving acupuncture (P < 0.001). Conclusions: Acupuncture reduces miscarriage rates in patients undergoing IVF/ICSI possibly secondary to stress relief.

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A review of controlled trials of acupuncture for women's reproductive health care

Cited by 47 publications

References 27 publications

Acupuncture for primary dysmenorrhoea: a systematic review

Acupuncture for primary dysmenorrhoea: a systematic review

A Sociobehavioral Model of Acupuncture Use, Patterns, and Satisfaction Among Women in the United States, 2002

Adjuvant acupuncture reduces first trimester pregnancy loss after IVF

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