Positive Effect of Acupuncture and Cupping in Infertility Treatment

Wang, Jun-Xiang; Yang, Yang; Song, Yue; Ma, Liang-Xiao

doi:10.1089/acu.2017.1265

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“…Currently, Chinese traditional medicine, western medicine, combined therapy with traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine, and assisted reproductive technology are widely used to treat infertility, of which the assisted reproductive technology is the most effective treatment for infertility nowadays (3).…”

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The Disordered Vaginal Microbiota Is a Potential Indicator for a Higher Failure of in vitro Fertilization

Kong

Shang

et al. 2020

Front. Med.

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Infertility is one of the most common reproductive system diseases, and no effective method is available for its treatment. Although in vitro fertilization (IVF) has been widely used to enhance the clinical pregnancy outcome of infertility, the unsatisfied pregnancy rate with unknown reasons is obtained. To identify the possible cause of IVF failure, 555 patients were enrolled in the present study to determine their relevant clinical characteristics and vaginal microbiota. Our results indicated that the age and endometrium thickness significantly affected the pregnancy success rate of pregnant patients (P group) and non-pregnant patients (NP group) receiving IVF, and high values of luteinizing hormone, estrogen and progesterone were observed from P group. Furthermore, the Partial Least Squares Discriminant Analysis (PLS-DA) indicated a different microbial composition in P group and NP group, and a higher microbial abundance had been identified in non-pregnant patients compared with pregnant patients. At phylum level, a higher abundance of Firmicutes and Proteobacteria, and a lower abundance of Actinobacteria, Fusobacteria, and Bacteroidetes were obtained in pregnant patients compared with non-pregnant patients. At genus level, a lower abundance of the probiotic Lactobacillus, and higher abundance of pathogens Gardnerella and Prevotella were identified from non-pregnant patients. Therefore, the disordered microbiota, characterizing by the reduction of probiotics and overgrowth of pathogens in non-pregnant patients, may be used as a potential indicator for a higher IVF failure rate.

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The Disordered Vaginal Microbiota Is a Potential Indicator for a Higher Failure of in vitro Fertilization

Kong

Shang

et al. 2020

Front. Med.

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“…Supportive needs were reported in seven articles (24.1%). [ 3 29 35 39 41 46 47 ] Alfred and Ried highlighted the role of physicians in providing education, personal support, and continuity of care for women who use traditional Chinese medicine referred to fertility treatment. [ 29 ] Ried and Alfred pointed out that although the approach to using CAM through education increases women's sense of authority and independence in treatment, there is still a need for a higher understanding of social support.…”

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Complementary and alternative medicine use in infertility

Sharifi

Roudsari

2022

Journal of Education and Health Promotion

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The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is common in infertile women in different countries. The purpose of the current study was to review the infertile women's needs in relation to CAM use. This narrative review was conducted through searching English databases including Scopus, PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane library as well as Persian databases consisted of SID, and Magiran. The used keywords included “CAM/therapy, needs, and Infertility.” All studies published in English peer-reviewed journals from conception to October 2020, which examined the infertile women's needs in the field of CAM use were included in the review. In the process of data extraction, two researchers screened the title, abstract, and full text of the articles. Out of the 2166 articles reviewed, 29 articles including six qualitative and mixed methods studies, four review, and 19 quantitative studies met the inclusion criteria. The results showed that infertile women have different needs in six domains consisted of educational and informational needs, the need for psychological counseling, supportive needs, the need for CAM use counseling, the need to treatment consistent with women's culture and demands, and the need to the integration of CAM with conventional medicine. Awareness of infertile women's needs toward CAM use can help health policymakers and planners in designing and implementing counseling services in accordance with the demands and culture of infertile couples. It also helps to develop a coherent program to integrate the use of CAM in the classical infertility treatment.

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“…Many diseases lead to female infertility, hindering the process of pregnancy from various nodes. Because acupuncture has the function of adjusting the neuroendocrine system [ 100 ], its application in the field of reproduction has attracted extensive attention. Acupuncture can act on multiple parts of the female reproductive system to improve its function through the action of neuroendocrine signaling molecules, to improve female fertility.…”

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Acupuncture for Female Infertility: Discussion on Action Mechanism and Application

Zhao

Xin

et al. 2022

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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A higher incidence of female infertility has been reported with an unexpectedly early appearance in recent years. The female infertility treatment and application of assisted reproductive technology have recently gained immense interest from scientists. Many studies have discussed the beneficial effects of acupuncture on female infertility. With advancements in science and medical technology, acupuncture-related research has increased in investigating its effectiveness in treating female infertility. This review focuses on a compilation of research in recent years on acupuncture for female infertility treatment and the exploration of the underlying mechanism. For this purpose, literature was searched using various search engines like PubMed, Web of Science, and Google Scholar. The search was refined by only focusing on recent studies on acupuncture effectiveness and mechanism in female infertility and evaluating pregnancy outcomes.

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Positive Effect of Acupuncture and Cupping in Infertility Treatment

Cited by 12 publications

References 23 publications

The Disordered Vaginal Microbiota Is a Potential Indicator for a Higher Failure of in vitro Fertilization

The Disordered Vaginal Microbiota Is a Potential Indicator for a Higher Failure of in vitro Fertilization

Complementary and alternative medicine use in infertility

Acupuncture for Female Infertility: Discussion on Action Mechanism and Application

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