Acupuncture and assisted reproductive technology

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2013, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Cheong, Ying C ^a   Dix, Sarah ^b   Hung Yu Ng, Ernest ^c   Ledger, William L ^d   Farquhar, Cindy ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b PRINCESS ANNE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; FOLLITROPIN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LIDOCAINE; REMIFENTANIL;

ACUPUNCTURE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FOLLICULAR ASPIRATION; HUMAN; IN VITRO FERTILIZATION; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; LIVE BIRTH; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; PAIN; PARACERVICAL BLOCK; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILITY INDEX; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SUBFERTILITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UTERINE ARTERY; FEMALE; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; TIME;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVE BIRTH; MALE; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84891643049     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006920.pub3     Document Type: Review

References (61)

1. Andersen D, Lossl K, Nyboe Andersen A, Furbringer J, Bach H, Simonsen J, et al. Acupuncture on the day of embryo transfer: a randomized controlled trial of 635 patients. Reproductive Biomedicine Online 2010;21(3):366-72.
2. Benson MR, Elkind-Hirsch KE, Theall A, Fong K, Hogan RB, Scott RT. Impact of acupuncture before and after embryo transfer on the outcome of in vitro fertilization cycles: A prospective single blind randomized study. Fertility and Sterility 2006;86(3 Suppl):135.
3. Craig LB, Criniti AR, Hansen KR, Marshall LA, Soules MR. Acupuncture lowers pregnancy rates when performed before and after embryo transfer. Fertility and Sterility 2007;88 Suppl 1:40.
4. Dieterle S, Ying G, Hatzmann W, Neuer A. Effect of acupuncture on the outcome of in vitro fertilisation and intracytoplasmic sperm injection: a randomised, prospective, controlled clinical study. Fertility and Sterility 2006;85:1347-51.
5. Domar A, Meshay I, Kelliher J, Alper M, Powers RD. The impact of acupuncture on in vitro fertilization outcome. Fertility and Sterility 2009;91(3):723-6.
6. Fratterelli JL, Leondires MR, Fong K, Theall A, Locatelli S, Scott RT. Laser acupuncture before and after embryo transfer improves art delivery rates: results of a prospective randomized double-blinded placebo controlled five-armed trial involving 1000 patients. Fertility and Sterility 2008;90 Suppl 1:105.
7. Gejervall A, Stener-Victorin E, Moller A, Janson PO, Werner C, Bergh C. Electro-acupuncture versus conventional analgesia: a comparison of pain levels during oocyte aspiration and patients experiences of well-being after surgery. Human Reproduction 2005;20:728-35.
8. Ho M, Huang LC, Chang YY, Chen HY, Chang WC, Yang TC, Tsai HD. Electroacupuncture reduces uterine artery blood flow impedance in infertile women. Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2009;48(2):148-51.
9. Humaidan P, Stener-Victorin E. Pain relief during oocyte retrieval with a new short duration electro-acupuncture technique - an alternative to conventional analgesic methods. Human Reproduction 2004;19:1367-72.
10. Madaschi C, Braga DP, Figueira Rde C, Iaconelli A Jr, Borges E Jr. Effect of acupuncture on assisted reproduction treatment outcomes. Acupuncture in Medicine 2010;28(4):180-4.
11. Moy I, Milad MP, Barnes R, Confino E, Kazer RR, Zhang X. Randomized controlled trial: effects of acupuncture on pregnancy rates in women undergoing in vitro fertilization. Fertility and Sterility 2011;95(2):583-7.
12. Paulus WE, Zhang M, Strehler E, El-Danasouri I, Sterzik K. Influence of acupuncture on the pregnancy rate in patients who undergo assisted reproductive technology. Fertility and Sterility 2002;77:721-44.
13. Paulus WE, Zhang M, Strehler E, Seybold B, Sterzik K. Placebo-controlled trial acupuncture effects in assisted reproductive therapy. Human Reproduction 2003; Vol. 18 Suppl:18.
14. Sator-Katzenschlager SM, Wölfler MM, Kozek-Langenecker SA, Sator K, Sator PG, Li B, et al. Auricular electro-acupuncture as an additional perioperative analgesic method during oocyte aspiration in IVF treatment. Human Reproduction 2006;21:2114-20.
15. Smith C, Coyle M, Norman R. Influence of acupuncture stimulation on pregnancy rates for women undergoing embryo transfer. Fertility and Sterility 2006;85:1352-8.
16. So EW, Ng EH, Wong YY, Lau EY, Yeung WS, Ho PC. A randomized double blind comparison of real and placebo acupuncture in IVF treatment. Human Reproduction 2009;24(2):341-8.
17. So EW, Ng EH, Wong YY, Yeong WS, Ho PC. Acupuncture for frozen-thawed embryo transfer cycles: a double-blind randomized controlled trial. Reproductive Biomedicine Online 2010;20(6):814-21.
18. Stener-Victorin E, Waldenstrom U, Andersson SA, Wikland M, Janson PO. A prospective randomised study of electro-acupuncture versus alfentanil as anaesthesia during oocyte aspiration in in-vitro fertilisation. Human Reproduction 1999;14:2480-4.
19. Stener-Victorin E, Waldenstrom U, Wikland M, Nilsson L, Hagglund L, Lundeberg T. Electro-acupuncture as a preoperative analgesic method and its effects on implantation rate and neuropeptide Y concentrations in follicular fluid. Human Reproduction 2003;18:1454-60.
20. Westergaard LG, Mao QH, Krogslund M, Sandrini S, Lenz S, Grinsted J. Acupuncture on the day of embryo transfer significantly improves the reproductive outcome in infertile women: a prospective, randomised trial. Fertility and Sterility 2006;85:1341-6.
21. Chen D, Shi XL, Cai MX. Clinical observation on treatment of functional anovulation by acupunctural prick. Zhongguo Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi Zhongxiyi Jiehe Zazhi 2004;27(8):735-7.
22. Chen J, Liu L, Cui W, Sun W. Effects of electro-acupuncture on in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET) of patients with poor ovarian response. Zhongguo Zhen Jiu 2009;29(10):775-9.
23. Chen QQ, Wei QL, Zhang XH. Effects of electroacupuncture on supplementary analgesia and improvement of adverse reactions induced by dolantin in oocyte retrieval. Zhongguo zhen jiu (Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion) 2012;32(12):1113-6.
24. Cui W, Sun W, Liu L, Wen J. Study of the effect of electro-acupuncture treatment on the patients undergoing in vitro-fertilisation and embryo transfer. Chinese Maternal and Child Health 2007;22:3403-5.
25. Cui W, Li J, Sun W, Wen J. Effect of electroacupuncture on oocyte quality and pregnancy for patients with PCOS undergoing in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer. Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion 2011;31(8):687-91.
26. Evans J. A pilot study to explore the effects of acupuncture in women with unexplained infertility. South Bro Tak R&D Consortium 2005.
27. Feliciani E, Ferraretti A, Paesano C, Pellizzaro E, Magli M, Gianardi L. The role of acupuncture in ART: preliminary results of an ongoing prospective randomised study. Human Reproduction 2011;26 Suppl 1:281.
28. Li J, Cui W, Sun W. Effects of electroacupuncture of in vitro fertilisation-embryo transfer (IVF-ET) of patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome. Chinese Journal of Human Sexuality 2009;18(8):33-5.
29. Omodei U, Piccioni G, Tombesi S, Dordoni D, Fallo L, Ghilardi F. Effect of acupuncture on rates of pregnancy among women undergoing in vitro fertilisation. Fertility and Sterility 2010;94:Suppl 1.
30. Quintero R. A randomised controlled, double-blind, cross-over study evaluating acupuncture as an adjunct to IVF. Fertility and Sterility 2004;81 Suppl 3:11.
31. Smith C. Acupuncture compared to sham acupuncture and standard care to improve live birth rates for women undergoing IVF: a randomised controlled trial [Acupuncture compared to sham acupuncture and standard care to improve live birth rates for women undergoing IVF: a randomised controlled trial]. http://www.anzctr.org.au/ACTRN12611000226909.aspx Registered 02/03/2011.
32. Smith CA, de Lacey S, Chapman M, Ratcliffe J, Norman RJ, Johnson N, Sacks G, Lyttleton J, Boothroyd C. Acupuncture to improve live birth rates for women undergoing in vitro fertilization: a protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials 2012;13:60.
33. Batool R. Effects of acupuncture on outcome of in vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF/ICSI) in women with polycystic ovarian. http://www.irct.ir/searchresult.php?id=5181&number=4 Registered 13/04/2011.
34. Zhang G. The Effect of Acupuncture on Infertility With In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Patients. http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00317317 Registered 20/04/2006.
35. Romeu M. Chinese Traditional Medicine contribution to improve in-vitro fertilization (IVF) results: acupuncture in embryo transfer. http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01449396 Registered 04/10/2011.
36. Zheng CH. Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation to Improve Pregnancy Rates for Women Undergoing in Vitro Fertilization. http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01608048?term=acupuncture&type=Intr&outc=pregnancy&gndr=Female&age=1&rcv_s=10%2F01%2F2011&rcv_e=10%2F01%2F2013&rank=5 2012.
37. Anderson BJ, Haimovici F, Ginsburg ES, Schust DJ, Wayne PM. In vitro fertilization and acupuncture: clinical efficacy and mechanistic basis. Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine 2007;13(3):38-48.
38. Boivin J, Bunting L, Collins JA, Nygren KG. International estimates of infertility prevalence and treatment-seeking: potential need and demand for infertility medical care. Human Reproduction 2007;22:1506-12.
39. Cheong Y, Nardo LG, Rutherford T, Ledger W. Acupuncture and herbal medicine in in vitro fertilisation: a review of the evidence for clinical practice. Human Fertility 2010;13(1):3-12.
40. Domar AD, Rooney KL, Wiegand B, Orav EJ, Alper MM, Berger BM, et al. Impact of a group mind/body intervention on pregnancy rates in IVF patients. Fertility and Sterility 2011;95:2269-73.
41. El-Toukhy T, Khalaf Y. A new study of acupuncture in IVF: pointing in the right direction. Reproductive Biomedicine Online 2010;3:278-9.
42. Fisher P, Ward A. Complementary medicine in Europe. BMJ 1994;309:107-11.
43. Garcia MK, McQuade J, Haddad R, Patel S, Lee R, Yang P, et al. Systematic review of acupuncture in cancer care: a synthesis of the evidence. Journal of Clinical Oncology 2013;31(7):952-60. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2012.43.5818.
44. Wenju He, Xue Zhao, Yanqi Li, Qiang Xi, Yi Guo. Adverse events following acupuncture: A systematic review of the Chinese literature for the years 1956-2010. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 2012;18(10):892-901.
45. Higgins JPT, Green S (editors). Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions Version 5.1.0 [updated March 2011]. The Cochrane Collaboration, 2011. Available from www.cochrane-handbook.org.
46. Holmér Pettersson P, Wengström Y. Acupuncture prior to surgery to minimise postoperative nausea and vomiting: a systematic review. Journal of Clinical Nursing 2012;21(13-14):1799-805/ doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2012.04114.x.
47. Huang DM, Huang GY, Lu FE, Stefan D, Andreas N, Robert G. Acupuncture for infertility: is it an effective therapy?. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine 2011;17(5):386-95.
48. Klein SD, Frei-Erb M, Wolf U. Usage of complementary medicine across Switzerland: results of the Swiss Health Survey 2007. Swiss Medical Weekly 2012;142:w13666.
49. MacPherson H, Altman DG, Hammerschlag R, Youping L, Taixiang W, White A, et al. Revised STandards for Reporting Interventions in Clinical Trials of Acupuncture (STRICTA): Extending the CONSORT statement. Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine 2010;3(3):140-55.
50. Manheimer E, Zhang G, Udoff L, Haramati A, Langenberg P, Berman BM. Effects of acupuncture on rates of pregnancy and live birth among women undergoing in vitro fertilisation: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ 2008;336(7643):545-9.
51. Meissner K, Distel H, Mitzdorf U. Evidence for placebo effects on physical but not on biochemical outcome parameters: a review of clinical trials. BMC Medicine 2007;5:3.
52. Meldrum DR, Fisher AR, Butts SF, Su HI, Sammel MD. Acupuncture-help, harm, or placebo?. Fertility and Sterility 2013:doi:pii: S0015-0282(13)00008-3. 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.12.046.
53. NIH Concensus Development Panel of Acupuncture. Acupuncture. JAMA 1998;280:1518-24.
54. Schmidt L, Munster K, Helm P. Infertility and the seeking of infertility treatment in a representative population. British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 1995;102:978-84.
55. Stener-Victorin E, Waldenstrom U, Andersson SA, Wikland M. Reduction of blood flow impedence in the uterine arteries of infertile women with electro-acupuncture. Human Reproduction 1996;11:1314-7.
56. Stener-Victorin E, Lundeberg T, Waldenstrom U, Tagnfors U, Lundeberg T, Lindstedt G, Janson P. Effects of electro-acupuncture on anovulation in women with polycystic ovary syndrome. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica 2000;79:180-8.
57. Stener-Victorin E, Lundeberg T, Waldenstrom U, Bileviciute-Lindstedt I, Janson P. Effects of acupuncture on corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) in rats with experimentally induced polycystic ovaries. Neuropeptides 2001;6:1-5.
58. Tan CW, Sheehan P, Santos D. Discrimination accuracy between real and sham needles using the Park sham device in the upper and lower limbs. Acupuncture in Medicine 2011;29(3):208-14.
59. Thomas KJ, Nicholl JP, Coleman P. Use and expenditure on complimentary medicine in England: a population based survey. Complementary Therapies in Medicine 2001;9:2-11.
60. Vickers A, Zollman C. ABC of complementary medicine: Acupuncture. BMJ 1999;319:973-6.
61. Zheng CH, Huang GY, Zhang MM, Wang W. Effects of acupuncture on pregnancy rates in women undergoing in vitro fertilization: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Fertility and Sterility 2012;97(3):599-611.