Management of Acupuncture as Adjuvant Therapy for <i>In Vitro</i> Fertilization

Djaali, Wahyuningsih; Abdurrohim, Kemas; Helianthi, Dwi Rachma

doi:10.1089/acu.2019.1394

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“…As a matter of fact, when informed IVF is in need, infertile women are stressful and hoping to find a therapy to improve IVF outcomes for themselves and for other infertile women, [ 29 ] under this circumstance, acupuncture is widely used by individuals undergoing IVF [ 30 , 31 ] ; it is reported to ameliorate stressful emotions during IVF procedures, [ 13 , 32 , 33 ] reduce pain intensity and analgesic consumption, [ 15 ] modulate neuroendocrine factors and immune factors, increase blood flow to the uterus and ovaries, [ 34 ] promote the absorption of endometrial cavity fluid, and improve the uterine environment and endometrial receptivity. [ 35 ] Meanwhile, when applied around the time of embryo transfer, acupuncture may be effective when compared with no adjunctive treatment with increased clinical pregnancies.…”

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Safety and effectiveness of acupuncture for POSEIDON patients in IVF/ICSI

Lee

Yang

et al. 2020

Medicine

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Introduction: The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of acupuncture for POSEIDON patients undergoing IVF/ICSI. Methods: and analysis We will electronically search Pubmed, Medline, Embase, Web of Science, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trial, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, China Biomedical Literature Database, China Science Journal Database and Wan-fang Database from their inception. Also, we will manually retrieve other resources, including reference lists of identified publications, conference articles, and grey literature. The clinical randomized controlled trials or quasi randomized controlled trials related to acupuncture treatment for POSEIDON patients in IVF/ICSI will be included in the study. The language is limited to Chinese and English. Research selection, data extraction, and research quality assessment will be independently completed by two researchers. Data were synthesized by using a fixed effect model or random effect model depend on the heterogeneity test. The clinical pregnancy rate (CPR) and live birth rate (LBR) will be the primary outcomes. The ongoing pregnancy, miscarriage rate (MR) and adverse events will also be assessed as secondary outcomes. RevMan V.5.3 statistical software will be used for meta-analysis, and the level of evidence will be assessed by Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE). Continuous data will be expressed in the form of weighted mean difference or standardized mean difference with 95% confidence intervals (CIs), while dichotomous data will be expressed in the form of relative risk with 95% CIs. Ethics and dissemination: The protocol of this systematic review (SR) does not require ethical approval because it does not involve humans. We will publish this article in peer-reviewed journals and presented at relevant conferences. Systematic review registration: OSF Registries, DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/6WP2F ( https://osf.io/6wp2f )

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Safety and effectiveness of acupuncture for POSEIDON patients in IVF/ICSI

Lee

Yang

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Medicine

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“…Secondly, acupuncture can improve abnormal ovarian perfusion and the state of diminished ovarian reserve and enhance the quality of oocytes. Finally, acupuncture provides suitable conditions for embryo implantation by improving endometrial morphology, promoting endometrial microcirculation, and regulating estrogen and progesterone receptors in both directions [36][37][38]. Now, we will discuss these aspects.…”

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The Efficacy of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the Treatment of Female Infertility

Feng

Wang

Zhang

et al. 2021

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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Female infertility is a state of fertility disorder caused by multiple reasons. The incidence of infertility for females has significantly increased due to various factors such as social pressure, late marriage, and late childbirth, and its harm includes heavy economic burden, psychological shadow, and even marriage failure. Conventional solutions, such as hormone therapy, in vitro fertilization (IVF), and embryo transfer, have the limitations of unsatisfied obstetric outcomes and serious adverse events. Currently, complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), as a new treatment for infertility, is gradually challenging the dominant position of traditional therapies in the treatment of infertility. CAM claims that it can adjust and harmonize the state of the female body from a holistic approach to achieve a better therapeutic effect and has been increasingly used by infertile women. Meanwhile, some controversial issues also appeared; that is, some randomized controlled trials (RCTs) confirmed that CAM had no obvious effect on infertility, and the mechanism of its effect could not reach a consensus. To clarify CAM effectiveness, safety, and mechanism, this paper systematically reviewed the literature about its treatment of female infertility collected from PubMed and CNKI databases and mainly introduced acupuncture, moxibustion, and oral Chinese herbal medicine. In addition, we also briefly summarized psychological intervention, biosimilar electrical stimulation, homeopathy, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, etc.

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“…Disorders of female sexual interest and arousal must be managed through sexual education, psychological couple support, psychotherapy and, in peculiar sociocultural contexts, even with meditation training or acupuncture to further reduce anxiety and depression [ 134 , 135 ].…”

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The Inferto-Sex Syndrome (ISS): sexual dysfunction in fertility care setting and assisted reproduction

Luca

Parrettini²,

Sansone³

et al. 2021

J Endocrinol Invest

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Purpose Infertility represents a peculiar social burden affecting more than 15% of couples, provoking it a real threat to the general quality of life and to the sexual health. The medicalization (diagnosis, therapy and follow up) of the lack of fertility is frequently a challenge in term of personal and couple’s involvement. In particular, while the Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) has allowed many infertile couples to achieve pregnancy, the therapeutic process faced by the couple bears a strong psychological stress that can affect the couple's quality of life, relationship and sexuality. Despite infertility affects both female and male sexual health, only recently the interest in the effects of ART on the couple's sexuality has grown, especially for women. Methods A literature research on the sexual dysfunction in fertility care and particularly in ART setting was performed. Results Literature largely found that intimacy and sexuality appear specifically impaired by intrusiveness of treatments and medical prescriptions. Moreover, there is a close relationship between emotional, psychological and sexual aspects, which can be integrated in the new concept of Inferto-Sex Syndrome (ISS) that can impair the ART treatment outcomes. Evidence demonstrates that the assessment of sexual function is necessary in couples undergoing diagnosis of infertility and ART. Conclusion A close relationship between infertility and sexuality, both in the female and male partners, was detected. ART treatments may heavily impact on the couple's psychosexual health. A couple-centred program for the integrated management of psychological and sexual dysfunction should be considered in the context of ART programs.

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Management of Acupuncture as Adjuvant Therapy for In Vitro Fertilization

Cited by 17 publications

References 20 publications

Safety and effectiveness of acupuncture for POSEIDON patients in IVF/ICSI

Safety and effectiveness of acupuncture for POSEIDON patients in IVF/ICSI

The Efficacy of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the Treatment of Female Infertility

The Inferto-Sex Syndrome (ISS): sexual dysfunction in fertility care setting and assisted reproduction

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