The increasing number of people who are turning to
acupuncture for infertility and IVF support treatment has compelled researchers
to look into the effectiveness of acupuncture in this respect. Findings from
various studies have increasingly served to prove that there is indeed a
coherent link between acupuncture treatment and fertility success rates.
One such study involved two medical reviewers analysing data
from seven independent trials on the effects of acupuncture on infertility, IVF
success rates and live birth rates. They studied 1366 women who had undergone
IVF: some were treated with acupuncture soon after embryo transfer while others
received only standard IVF with no acupuncture.
They found that for every 10 women being treated with IVF
and acupuncture, one would become pregnant as a result of the acupuncture.
The reviewers concluded that "Complementing the embryo
transfer process with acupuncture was associated with significant and
clinically relevant improvements in clinical pregnancy."
"Current preliminary evidence suggests that acupuncture
given with embryo transfer improves rates of pregnancy and live birth among
women undergoing in-vitro fertilisation."
This has not been the only study to reach such findings.
Dr. Pastore, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and
Gynaecology, at the University of Virginia USA, led a study which found that
acupuncture positively impacted upon polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and a
woman's ability to get pregnant.
Up to 5% of infertile women suffer from PCOS, a condition caused
by a hormonal imbalance. The reproductive system relies upon a delicate balance
of hormones; if one or some of them are disrupted, this system may cease proper
function. The cysts on the ovaries, combined with the hormones which govern
ovulation, stop - ceasing periods and disrupting the menstrual cycle.
Dr. Pastore's aim was to help women with PCOS to have
regular menstrual cycles. Her idea was that acupuncture may influence hormone
levels and in turn, allow a woman suffering from PCOS to resume her normal
menstrual cycle.
The findings from her study led Dr. Pastore to remark,
"Over the last year we have seen women who never had a regular menstrual
cycle start having regular periods. We can also boast several pregnancies since
the study began."
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