The impact of acupuncture on in vitro fertilization outcome

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 723-726

  Domar, Alice D ^a,b,c   Meshay, Irene ^a   Kelliher, Joseph ^a   Alper, Michael ^a,b,c   Powers, R Douglas ^a  

^a BOSTON IVF   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

acupuncture; Infertility; IVF; placebo effect

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPTIMISM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PLACEBO EFFECT; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; THERAPY EFFECT;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; ANXIETY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 61349185250     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.01.018     Document Type: Article

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