ArticleJournal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.)2014
Complementary and alternative medicine use in infertility: cultural and religious influences in a multicultural Canadian setting.
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- Barriers and enablers to a healthy lifestyle in people with infertility: a mixed-methods systematic review.Human reproduction update · 2024Pooled it
- The Influence of Religiosity and Spirituality on Health in Canada: A Systematic Literature Review.Journal of religion and health · 2022Pooled it
- Potential factors that influence usage of complementary and alternative medicine worldwide: a systematic review.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2020Pooled it
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- Perceptions and treatment-seeking experiences for infertility among women in rural South Ethiopia.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Frequency of complementary medicine use and attitudes among Iranian patients with chronic diseases.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- A Case Study Based on a Complementary and Alternative Medicine Approach on an Oligoasthenoteratozoospermic Patient and its Effect on Assisted Reproductive Technology Outcome.Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences · 2024Article
- Effect of alternative and complementary medicine on male infertility: An umbrella review.Health science reports · 2024Article
- Integrative medicine utilization among infertility patients.Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E · 2023Article
- Complementary and alternative medicine use in infertility: A review of infertile women's needs.Journal of education and health promotion · 2022Review
- Perceptions and use of traditional African medicine in Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga province (DR Congo): A cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2022Article
- The efficacy and mechanism of acupuncture in the treatment of male infertility: A literature review.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Review
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine Usage and Its Determinant Factors Among Infertile Men in Iran.Journal of family & reproductive health · 2020Article
- Evidence for the use of complementary and alternative medicines during fertility treatment: a scoping review.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2018Article
- Prevalence and Correlates of Herbal Medicine Use among Women Seeking Care for Infertility in Freetown, Sierra Leone.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2018Article
- Low semen quality and adverse histological changes in testes of adult male mice treated with bee venom (Open veterinary journalArticle
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Abstract
objectivesTo explore the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for infertility in a multicultural healthcare setting and to compare Western and non-Western infertility patients' reasons for using CAM and the meanings they attribute to CAM use.
designQualitative semi-structured interviews using thematic analysis. SETTINGS/LOCATION: Two infertility clinics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
participantsAn ethnoculturally varied sample of 32 heterosexual infertile couples.
resultsCAM used included lifestyle changes (e.g., changing diet, exercise), alternative medicine (e.g., acupuncture, herbal medicines), and religious methods (e.g., prayers, religious talismans). Patients expressed three attitudes toward CAM: desperate hope, casual optimism, and amused skepticism. PARTICIPANTS' CAM use was consistent with cultural traditions of health and fertility: Westerners relied primarily on biomedicine and used CAM mainly for relaxation, whereas non-Westerners' CAM use was often influenced by culture-specific knowledge of health, illness and fertility.
conclusionsUnderstanding patients' CAM use may help clinicians provide culturally sensitive, patient-centered care.
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