Abstract:Objective: To evaluate whether acupuncture pretreatment followed by
letrozole leads to a higher live birth rate in PCOS when compared with
letrozole alone. Design: Multicenter randomised controlled trial.
Setting: Three hospitals in China. Population or Sample: Anovulatory
women with PCOS aged from 20 to 40 years who had at least one patent
tube. Methods: Participants were randomly assigned to receive
acupuncture pretreatment followed by letrozole (pretreatment group) or
letrozole alone (control group). Acupun… Show more
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