Fertility and Sterility
Volume 85, Issue 5 , Pages 1362-1363, May 2006

Acupuncture as adjunctive therapy in assisted reproduction: remaining uncertainties

  • Evan R. Myers, M.D., M.P.H.

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Evan Myers, M.D., Duke University Medical Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 244 Baker House, Box 3279 Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710 (FAX: 919-668-0295).

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Center for Clinical Health Policy Research, and Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina

Received 24 October 2005; received in revised form 24 October 2005; accepted 24 October 2005. published online 05 April 2006.

Two randomized trials provide suggestive evidence that acupuncture might be an effective adjunctive therapy in assisted reproductive technologies, leading to improved pregnancy rates. However, additional research addressing remaining scientific and methodologic issues is needed before routine use of acupuncture can be recommended.

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PII: S0015-0282(06)00208-1

doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.10.062

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 85, Issue 5 , Pages 1362-1363, May 2006

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