Acupuncture and Chinese herbal treatment for women undergoing intrauterine insemination

European Journal of Integrative Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Sela, Keren ^a   Lehavi, Ofer ^a   Buchan, Amnon ^a   Kedar Shalem, Karin ^a   Yavetz, Haim ^a   Lev ari, Shahar ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Infertility; Integrative medicine; IUI; Traditional Chinese medicine

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CHINESE HERB; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; OVULATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPERM DONOR;

EID: 80955181050     PISSN: 18763820     EISSN: 18763839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eujim.2011.04.020     Document Type: Article

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