Increase of success rate for women undergoing embryo transfer by transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation: a prospective randomized placebo-controlled study

Zhang, Rong; Xu, Feng; Guan, Qun; Cui, Wei; Zheng, Ying; Sun, Wei‐Zen; Han, Ji-Sheng

doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.07.1093

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“…Manheimer et al 11 reported that acupuncture treatment appears to be more successful in studies with lower baseline pregnancy rates. Their subgroup analysis appears to have been heavily influenced by one particular negative (and grossly underpowered) trial by Craig et al, 28 46 in which the baseline pregnancy rate in the untreated control group was extraordinarily high at 69.6% while the rate following acupuncture (Paulus protocol) was similar to previous studies using the same methodology (43.8% vs 42.5%, 14 43.0% 17 and 43.8% 32 ). However, assuming that the relationship is a genuine one, there are some potential explanations.…”

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Somatosensory Stimulation and Assisted Reproduction

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“…Furthermore, much research has been devoted to analgesic pain relief (5,25), and PC6 acupuncture can significantly reduce the incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting. Some research has specifically investigated the application of TEAS in obstetrics and gynecology patients, and the results have shown that not only can TEAS increase the success rate of embryo transfer in infertile women (26), it can also reduce the incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting after abdominal cavity laparoscopic cholecystectomy procedures (27). In the present study, the subjects were treated or examined with hysteroscopy.…”

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Prevention of propofol injection-related pain using pretreatment transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation

Huang¹,

Pan²,

Chen³

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Turk J Med Sci

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Background/aim: This study aimed to study the effect of pretreatment transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) in preventing propofol injection-related pain.Materials and methods: A total of 360 patients who were to undergo elective hysteroscopy surgery were randomly divided into the following three groups of 120 patients each: control (Group C), sham TEAS (Group F), and TEAS (Group T). Patients in Group C did not undergo any treatment before surgery; 30 min before the induction of anesthesia, patients in Groups F and T underwent electrical stimulation of the bilateral LI4-PC6 acupoint. Patients in Group F were subjected to "feeling flow", while those in Group T were subjected to "tolerance flow. " The stimulation frequency was 2/100 Hz and the duration of stimulation was 30 min. After the induction of anesthesia, propofol injection-related pain scores, hemodynamic parameters, and adverse reactions were recorded.Results: Of the 360 patients, 324 completed the study. There were significant differences among the groups in terms of the incidence of moderate-to-severe pain. In terms of the four-point scaling method, the end of the radial vein, the cubital vein, and the "back of the hand" vein differed significantly among the three groups (P = 0.05). Finally, using a numerical rating scale, a significant difference was observed among the three groups in terms of the pain scores in the different veins.Conclusions: Pretreatment TEAS effectively reduces the incidence and severity of propofol injection-related pain, the incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting, and patient postoperative pain scores.

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“…A previous study found a single session of TEAS for 30 min after ET could increase the pregnancy rate by 13% (Zhang et al, 2011). Two sessions of TEAS (24 h before ET and 30 min after ET) could increase it by 20% (Zhang et al, 2011).…”

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Use of electroacupuncture and transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation in reproductive medicine: a group consensus

Sun

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J. Zhejiang Univ. Sci. B

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Abstract:With the rapid development of assisted reproductive technology, various reproductive disorders have been effectively addressed. Acupuncture-like therapies, including electroacupuncture (EA) and transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS), become more popular world-wide. Increasing evidence has demonstrated that EA and TEAS are effective in treating gynecological disorders, especially infertility. This present paper describes how to select acupoints for the treatment of infertility from the view of theories of traditional Chinese medicine and how to determine critical parameters of electric pulses of EA/TEAS based on results from animal and clinical studies. It summarizes the principles of clinical application of EA/TEAS in treating various kinds of reproductive disorders, such as polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), pain induced by oocyte retrieval, diminished ovarian reserve, embryo transfer, and oligospermia/ asthenospermia. The possible underlying mechanisms mediating the therapeutic effects of EA/TEAS in reproductive medicine are also examined.

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Increase of success rate for women undergoing embryo transfer by transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation: a prospective randomized placebo-controlled study

Cited by 54 publications

References 36 publications

Somatosensory Stimulation and Assisted Reproduction

Somatosensory Stimulation and Assisted Reproduction

Prevention of propofol injection-related pain using pretreatment transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation

Use of electroacupuncture and transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation in reproductive medicine: a group consensus

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