Articles and abstracts

Publications, articles and abstracts:

Fertility brochure 2018- 

1. Influence of acupuncture on the pregnancy rate in patients who undergo assisted reproduction therapy.
2. Acupuncture & IVF: Increase IVF Success by 40-60%
3. The baby maker
4. Chinese medicine could double the chances of childless couples
5. Research studies show that both acupuncture and herbal medicine improve hormone levels and testicular blood flow
6. Acupuncture May Improve Sperm Quality
7. Wing T & Sedlmeier ES (2006). Measuring the effectiveness of Chinese herbal medicine in improving female fertility. The Journal of Chinese Medicine. 80: 22-28.
8. 补肾中药对高龄肾阴虚型IVF患者AGEs、RAGEmRNA及治疗结局的影响
9. acupuncture and Chinese herbology demonstrate beneficial hormonal responses with decreased miscarriage rates

Acupuncture – Various

• Reduction of blood flow impedance in the uterine arteries of infertile women with electro-acupuncture
• Acupuncture Treatment For Infertile Women Undergoing Intracytoplasmic Sperm injection
• Effects of Electro-Acupuncture on Nerve Growth Factor and Ovarian Morphology in Rats with Experimentally Induced Polycystic Ovaries
• Substitution of Acupuncture for HCG in Ovulation Induction
• Relationship Between Blood Radioimmunoreactive Beta-Endorphin and Hand Skin Temperature During The Electro-Acupuncture Induction of Ovulation
• Influence of acupuncture on the pregnancy rate in patients who undergo assisted reproduction therapy

Infertility – General

• Role of acupuncture in the treatment of female infertility
• A Nutritional Supplement for Improving Fertility in Women
• Pins and Needles: Could Acupuncture Help Promote Pregnancy?
• The Mind/Body Connection: Its Role in Fertility and IVF

Infertility – IVF and IUI

• Infertility – IVF and IUI
• Influence of acupuncture on the pregnancy rate in patients who undergo assisted reproduction therapy
• Use of acupuncture in female infertility and a summary of recent acupuncture studies related to embryo transfer
• Acupuncture on the day of embryo transfer significantly improves the reproductive outcome in infertile women: a prospective, randomized trial
• Acupuncture prior to and at embryo transfer in an assisted conception unit – a case series
• In vitro fertilization and acupuncture: clinical efficacy and mechanistic basis
• Acupuncture in IVF linked to lower miscarriage and ectopic rates

Premature Ovarian Failure (POF)

• Experimental study on preventive and therapeutic effect of bushen huoxue recipe on autoimmune premature ovarian failure model
• Pregnancy in premature ovarian failure after therapy using Chinese herbal medicine

Inducing Ovulation

• Changes in serum FSH, LH and ovarian follicular growth during electroacupuncture for induction of ovulation
• Clinical studies on the mechanism for acupuncture stimulation of ovulation

Endometriosis

• Clinical observation on treatment of endometriosis by tonifying qi and promoting blood circulation to remove stasis and purgation principle
• Clinical study of the treatment of endometriosis with promoting blood circulation and stasis removing method

Luteal Phase Defect

• Preliminary report of the treatment of luteal phase defect by replenishing kidney. An analysis of 53 cases

Male Factor Infertility

• Effects of acupuncture and moxa treatment in patients with semen abnormalities
• Effect of acupuncture on sperm parameters of males suffering from subfertility related to low sperm quality.

Morning Sickness

• Success of acupuncture and acupressure of the Pc 6 acupoint in the treatment of hyperemesis gravidarum
• Effect of acupressure on nausea and vomiting during pregnancy. A randomized, placebo-controlled, pilot study
• Effect of acupressure by Sea-Bands on nausea and vomiting of pregnancy

Labor Induction

• Acupuncture for cervical ripening and induction of labor at term—a randomized controlled trial
• The influence of acupuncture stimulation during pregnancy: the induction and inhibition of labor
• Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation at acupuncture points in the induction of uterine contractions

Breech Presentation

• Moxibustion for correction of breech presentation: A randomized controlled trial