Effects of systemic autoregulation therapy (SART) and subsequent IVF/ICSI treatment on the pregnancy rate and baby-take-home-rate;Auswirkung einer systemischen autoregulations-therapie (SART) auf die schwangerschaftsraten bei einer anschließenden IVF/ICSI-behandlung

Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 633-638

  Schweizer Arau, Annemarie ^a   Bohling B ^b   Kron, M ^c  

^a Praxis Dr Schweizer Arau ^*  (Germany)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Abteilung Biometrie und Medizinische Dokumentation   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Complementary medicine; IVF ICSI; Pregnancy rate; Systemic autoregulation therapy (SART); Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HOLISTIC CARE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; PREGNANCY RATE; SYSTEMIC AUTOREGULATION THERAPY; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34547128616     PISSN: 00165751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-964827     Document Type: Article

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