TCM / acupuncture and Infertility - Medline Hits

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Hi All, & Deirdre,

 

Deirdre wrote:

> Does anybody have references for clinical trials highlighting the

> benefits of acupuncture and or herbal medicine in fertiltiy male and

> female and also for acupuncture used in conjunction with IUI IVF etc

 

Medline has 105 hits for the profile (TCM OR traditional chinese OR

acupuncture OR acupoint*) AND (iui or ivf) ... see: http://tinyurl.com/y64etu

 

This reduces to 8 hits if one adds the terms AND (clinical trial* OR clinical

study OR clinical studies) ... see: http://tinyurl.com/voaa9

 

Medline has 682 hits for the profile (TCM OR traditional chinese OR

acupuncture OR acupoint*) AND (fertility OR infertility OR sperm* OR

semen OR seminal OR oocyte* OR ovum OR ova OR ovulation) ¡­ see:

http://tinyurl.com/yxttcd

 

This reduces to 54 hits if one adds the terms AND (clinical trial* OR clinical

study OR clinical studies) ¡­ see: http://tinyurl.com/y3x673

 

Medline has 1847 hits for the profile (TCM OR traditional chinese OR

acupuncture OR acupoint*) AND (reproduction OR testis OR testic* OR

testes OR ovar* OR menopause* OR climact* OR OR penis OR penile OR

erectile OR impot* OR ejac* OR prostate* OR birth OR parturition OR

postpart* OR prepart* OR labor* OR labour* OR breech OR obstetr* OR

fetal OR foetal OR fetus OR foetus) ¡­ see: http://tinyurl.com/u6naf

 

This reduces to 199 hits if one adds the terms AND (clinical trial* OR clinical

study OR clinical studies) ¡­ see: http://tinyurl.com/y4vxgw

 

Best regards,