Effects of acupuncture on ovarian blood supply and pregnancy outcomes in patients receiving assisted reproduction / 针灸推拿医学(英文版)
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science
;
(6): 253-259, 2018.
Article
in Chinese
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ABSTRACT
Objective:
To observe the effects of acupuncture at the follicular phase on ovarian blood supply and pregnancy outcomes in patients who received in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection-embry transfer (IVF/ICSI-ET) of assisted reproductive technology (ART).Methods:
A total of 169 IVF/ICSI-ET female recipients from the Reproductive Center of Xiehe Hospital,Tongji Medical College,Huazhong University of Science & Technology were randomized into an observation group (57 cases),a placebo group (54 cases) and a control group (58 cases).The observation group received acupuncture during the follicular phase,meanwhile the placebo group received placebo-acupuncture,and the control group did not receive acupuncture.The hemodynamic index,biochemical pregnancy rate and clinical pregnancy rate of each group were observed,respectively.Results:
As to the ovarian arterial hemodynamic index,the pulsatility index (PI),resistance index (RI),and the systolic-to-diastolic peak velocity ratio (S/D) of the observation group were (0.819±0.131),(0.552±0.055) and (2.306±0.512),respectively,obviously lower than those in the placebo group and the control group,and the differences were statistically significant (all P<0.05),but there were no statistically significant differences between the placebo group and the control group (all P>0.05).As to the biochemical pregnancy rate and clinical pregnancy rate,the biochemical pregnancy rate in the observation group was 64.9% and the clinical pregnancy rate was 52.6%,which were significantly higher than those in the placebo group and the control group,and the differences were statistically significant (all P<0.05),while there were no significant differences between the placebo group and the control group (both P>0.05).Conclusion:
Acupuncture treatment during the follicular phase can improve ovarian blood supply and pregnancy rate in those receiving IVF/ICSI-ET.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science
Year:
2018
Type:
Article
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