Role of acupuncture in the treatment of female infertility

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1149-1153

  Chang, Raymond ^a   Chung, Pak H ^a   Rosenwaks, Zev ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Female infertility; In vitro fertilization

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; ENDORPHIN; GONADOTROPIN; NEUROPEPTIDE; PEPTIDE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STRESS; THEORY; UTERUS BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 0036901652     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(02)04348-0     Document Type: Review

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