Electroacupuncture Reduces Uterine Artery Blood Flow Impedance in Infertile Women

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 148-151

  Ho, Ming ^b   Huang, Li Chia ^b   Chang, Yin Yi ^b   Chen, Huey Yi ^b   Chang, Wei Chun ^b   Yang, Tung Chuan ^b   Tsai, Horng Der ^a  

^a CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

blood flow impedance; electroacupuncture; in vitro fertilization; pregnancy rate; uterine artery

Indexed keywords

CETRORELIX; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; NEEDLE; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULSATILE FLOW; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UTERINE ARTERY;

ADULT; ARTERIES; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; UTERUS;

EID: 67651120012     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10284559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1028-4559(09)60276-X     Document Type: Article

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