Changes in serum cortisol and prolactin associated with acupuncture during controlled ovarian hyperstimulation in women undergoing in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer treatment

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1870-1879

  Magarelli, Paul C ^a   Cridennda, Diane K ^b   Cohen, Mel ^a  

^a Reproductive Medicine and Fertility Center (RMFC)   (United States)

^b East Winds Acupuncture   (United States)

Author keywords

acupuncture; cortisol; IVF; pregnancy; prolactin; TCM; traditional Chinese medicine

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; PROLACTIN;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PROLACTIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70749100767     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.10.067     Document Type: Article

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