Therapeutic effect of acupuncture on the outcomes of in vitro fertilization: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 295, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 543-558

  Qian, Yi ^a   Xia, Xin Ru ^a   Ochin, Humphrey ^a   Huang, Cun ^a   Gao, Chao ^a   Gao, Li ^a   Cui, Yu Gui ^a   Liu, Jia Yin ^a   Meng, Yan ^a  

^a NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Clinical pregnancy rate; In vitro fertilization

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL;

ACUPUNCTURE; ASIAN; AURICULAR ACUPUNCTURE; BIOCHEMICAL PREGNANCY RATE; CLINICAL PREGNANCY RATE; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FOLLICULAR ASPIRATION; HUMAN; IN VITRO FERTILIZATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER ACUPUNCTURE; LIVE BIRTH; META ANALYSIS; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); ONGOING PREGNANCY RATE; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PARACERVICAL BLOCK; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; TIME TO TREATMENT; FEMALE; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; OVARIAN HYPERSTIMULATION SYNDROME; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE;

EID: 85006365291     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: 14320711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-016-4255-y     Document Type: Review

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