Importance of cervical mucus According to Chinese medicine theory, the menstrual cycle involves not only changes in reproductive physiology but also energetic shifts, encompassing yin, yang, qi, and blood, which are reflected in the different phases of the cycle. In some cases, infertility patients may appear healthy and robust, often
Influence of acupuncture on the pregnancy rate in patients who undergo assisted reproduction therapy
One research showed acupuncture can improve pregnancy rate after ART. The research is to evaluate the effect of acupuncture on the pregnancy rate in assisted reproduction therapy (ART) by comparing a group of patients receiving acupuncture treatment shortly before and after embryo transfer with a control group receiving no acupuncture.
To evaluate the effect of acupuncture on reproductive outcome in patients treated with IVF/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). One group of patients received acupuncture on the day of ET, another group on ET day and again 2 days later (i.e., closer to implantation day), and both groups were compared with a
A German research found that acupuncture treatment for lower back pain is more effective. German doctors found that acupuncture treatment for lower back pain is more effective (almost twice) than the conventional therapy, a combination of drugs, physiotherapy and exercises. Dr. Michael Haake from the University of Regensburg, who presided over