Exploring the effects of Chinese medicine in improving uterine endometrial blood flow for increasing the successful rate of in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer

Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1301-1306

  Guo, Jia ^a   Wang, Li na ^a   Li, Dong ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY THIRD HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Activating blood; Acupuncture moxibustion; Chinese herbal; Drugs; Endometrial blood flow; In vitro fertilization and embryo transfer; Reinforcing kidney

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CHINESE MEDICINE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIAL BLOOD FLOW; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ANIMALS; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; UTERUS;

EID: 83755184237     PISSN: 16721977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3736/jcim20111204     Document Type: Article

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