Alternative treatments in reproductive medicine: Much ado about nothing: Acupuncture - A method of treatment in reproductive medicine: Lack of evidence of an effect does not equal evidence of the lack of an effect

Human Reproduction

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1942-1946

  Stener Victorin, Elisabet ^a   Wikland, Matts ^b   Waldenström, Urban ^c   Lundeberg, Thomas ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b Fertility Centre Scandinavia   (Sweden)

^c IVF Centre Falun   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Evidence based medicine; Infertility safety; Reproductive medicine

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ASPARTIC ACID; BETA ENDORPHIN; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; CHOLECYSTOKININ; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; ESTRADIOL VALERATE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; INTERMEDIN; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NALOXONE; OPIATE; OXYTOCIN; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; SUBSTANCE P; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA; ANOVULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISORDERS OF HORMONE METABOLISM; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENERGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; NEEDLE; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SAFETY; SENSORY NERVE; SENSORY STIMULATION; SPINAL REFLEX; STRESS; SYMPATHETIC TONE; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY; VALIDATION PROCESS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCTION;

ACUPUNCTURE; CLINICAL TRIALS; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE;

EID: 0035988471     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/17.8.1942     Document Type: Review

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