Electro-acupuncture as a peroperative analgesic method and its effects on implantation rate and neuropeptide Y concentrations in follicular fluid

Stener‐Victorin, Elisabet; Waldenström, Ulla; Wikland, Matts; Nilsson, Leif; Hägglund, Leif; Lundeberg, Thomas

doi:10.1093/humrep/deg277

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“…Other study showed that acupuncture had comparable analgesic effect as conventional analgesia. Similar results on the analgesic effect of acupuncture were subsequently reported by the same group (Stener-Victorin et al, 2003). Acupuncture can be recommended as one of the effective analgesic methods for patients who are unable to comply with the conventional analgesia because of adverse effects during and after transvaginal ultrasound-guided oocyte retrieval (Sator-Katzenschlager et al, 2006).…”

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Acupuncture: an effective tool on procedures of in vitro fertilization?

Carvalho¹,

Sene²,

Pádua³

et al. 2013

JBRA Assisted Reproduction

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Acupuncture: an effective tool on procedures of in vitro fertilization?

Carvalho¹,

Sene²,

Pádua³

et al. 2013

JBRA Assisted Reproduction

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“…NPY is supposed to play important roles in regulating ovarian functions, follicular growth and ovulation. A prospective, randomized and multicentre clinical trial including 286 patients undergoing IVF treatment found electro-acupuncture significantly increased the levels of NPY in follicular fluids, which may be important for human ovarian steroidogenesis 53 . TGF-alpha, as a 50 amino acid polypeptide present predominantly in theca cells of antral follicle, has been found to regulate the growth of follicles 23,24 .…”

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Auricular acupressure reduces anxiety levels and improves outcomes of in vitro fertilization: a prospective, randomized and controlled study

Xing

Huang

2013

Fertility and Sterility

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The study was to explore whether auricular acupressure (AA) can relieve anxiety during the period from trans-vaginal oocyte retrieval to the embryo transfer in IVF treatment and whether AA can improve the outcomes of IVF. 305 infertile patients with tubal blockage who were referred for IVF were included. The women were randomized into a control group with 102 cases, a Sham-AA group with 102 cases and an AA group with 101 cases. The anxiety levels were rated with Spielberger's State Trait Anxiety Inventory and the Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Scale. Data of clinical pregnancy rate (CPR), implantation rate (IR) and live birth rate (LBR) were obtained. The levels of neuropeptide Y (NPY) and transforming growth factor alpha (TGF-alpha) in the follicular fluids were detected with ELISA. After treatment, in AA group, the levels of state anxiety, preoperative anxiety and need-for-information were significantly lower, whereas CPR, IR, LBR and NPY levels in the follicular fluids were markedly higher than Sham-AA group and control group. We concluded that AA could help to reduce anxiety levels associated with IVF and improves the outcomes of IVF partly through increasing the levels of NPY in the follicular fluids.

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“…Recently, studies to evaluate both the pain relieving effect of electroacupuncture (EA) during oocyte aspiration and the effect of EA on the number of pregnancies have been published. [139][140][141][142] EA was found to induce pain relief similar to that induced by a fast acting opioid during oocyte retrieval and to have fewer negative side effects. [142][143] Also, the results suggest that acupuncture may have a positive effect and no adverse effects on pregnancy outcome.…”

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Is it All about Sex? Acupuncture for the Treatment of Pain from a Biological and Gender Perspective

Lund

Lundeberg

2008

Acupunct Med

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Pain is a unique personal experience showing variability where gender and sex related effects might contribute. The mechanisms underlying the differences between women and men are currently unknown but are likely to be complex and involving interactions between biological, sociocultural and psychological aspects. In women, painful experimental stimuli are generally reported to produce a greater intensity of pain than in men. Clinical pain is often reported with higher severity and frequency, longer duration, and present in a greater number of body regions in women than in men. Women are also more likely to experience a number of painful conditions such as fibromyalgia, temporomandibular dysfunction, migraine, rheumatoid arthritis and irritable bowel syndrome. With regard to biological factors, quantitative as well as qualitative differences in the endogenous pain inhibitory systems have been implicated, as well as an influence of gonadal hormones. Psychosocial factors like sex role beliefs, pain coping strategies, and pain related expectancies may also contribute to the differences. Being exposed to repeated painful visceral events (eg menses, labour) during life may contribute to an increased sensitivity to, and greater prevalence of, pain among women. When assessing the outcome of pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies in pain treatment, the factors of gender and sex should be taken into account as the response to an intervention may differ. Preferably, treatment recommendations should be based on studies using both women and men as the norm. Due to variability in results, findings from animal studies and experiments in healthy subjects should be interpreted with care.

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Electro-acupuncture as a peroperative analgesic method and its effects on implantation rate and neuropeptide Y concentrations in follicular fluid

Cited by 92 publications

References 27 publications

Acupuncture: an effective tool on procedures of in vitro fertilization?

Acupuncture: an effective tool on procedures of in vitro fertilization?

Auricular acupressure reduces anxiety levels and improves outcomes of in vitro fertilization: a prospective, randomized and controlled study

Is it All about Sex? Acupuncture for the Treatment of Pain from a Biological and Gender Perspective

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