Pain relief during oocyte retrieval - Exploring the role of different frequencies of electro-acupuncture

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 120-125

  Humaidan, Peter ^a   Brock, Kirsten ^a   Bungum, Leif ^a   Stener Victorin, Elisabet ^b  

^a VIBORG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Electro acupuncture; Frequency; IVF; Oocyte retrieval; Pain relief

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; DICLOFENAC; DICLON; PARACETAMOL;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; OOCYTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVARY; PAIN; PARACERVICAL BLOCK; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33745960271     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)62025-1     Document Type: Article

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