Effects of acupuncture on rates of pregnancy and live birth among women undergoing in vitro fertilisation: systematic review and meta-analysis

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Authors

Eric Manheimer · University of Maryland Rehabilitation & Orthopaedic Institute

Grant Zhang · University of Maryland, Baltimore

Laurence C. Udoff · University of Maryland, Baltimore

Aviad Haramati · Georgetown University

Patricia Langenberg · University of Maryland, Baltimore

Brian Berman · University of Maryland Rehabilitation & Orthopaedic Institute

L.M. Bouter

Abstract

Current preliminary evidence suggests that acupuncture given with embryo transfer improves rates of pregnancy and live birth among women undergoing in vitro fertilisation.

Topics & Keywords

Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies Pain Management and Placebo Effect

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: BMJ

Volume 336, Issue 7643, pp. 545-549

DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39471.430451.be

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