ReviewEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2021
The Efficacy of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the Treatment of Female Infertility.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 43 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of acupuncture on the pregnancy outcomes of frozen-thawed embryo transfer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled it
- Effect of fennel extract on Anti-Müllerian Hormone and sonographic indices in infertile women with occult premature ovarian insufficiency: a randomized controlled clinical trial.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2025Trial
- Perceptions and treatment-seeking experiences for infertility among women in rural South Ethiopia.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Bushen Huoxue recipe regulates endometrial epithelial ion channels to promote embryo implantation in controlled ovarian hyperstimulation mice.Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA · 2026Article
- Association between acupuncture and IVF outcomes in women with poor ovarian response: a retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026Article
- Enhancing Endometrial Receptivity Assessment Outcomes in Recurrent Implantation Failure: Intralipid Infusion and Acupuncture as Complementary Therapies.Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences · 2025Article
- From biomolecules to breakthroughs: exosomes as next-generation theranostics in female infertility.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2025Review
- Efficacy of Acupuncture for Diminished Ovarian Reserve: A Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol.International journal of women's health · 2025Article
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- Complementary, supportive and traditional practice experiences of infertile women in Türkiye: a qualitative study.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2024Article
- The Effects of Thiamine Supplementation on General Health and Infertility Treatment Outcomes in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Triple-Blinded Randomized Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial.International journal of fertility & sterility · 2024Article
- Effects and mechanisms of acupuncture on women related health.Frontiers of medicine · 2024Review
- Trends in Acupuncture Therapy for Microcirculation and Hemorheology from 1998 to 2023: A Bibliometric and Visualized Study.Journal of pain research · 2024Article
- Is There Any Effect of Change in Pre-Wash and Post-Wash Semen Parameters on the Success of Intrauterine Insemination?Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
- Regulatory effects of Zishen Yutai Pill on endometrial epithelial response in vitro in immunology microenvironment.Heliyon · 2023Article
- Herbal supplement use among reproductive-aged women in an academic infertility practice.F&S reports · 2023Article
- Effectiveness of sexual health counseling based on mindfulness approach on sexual satisfaction in women suffering from infertility: An RCT.International journal of reproductive biomedicine · 2023Article
- Icariin, A Novel Promising Complementary Therapeutic Strategy in the Management of Female Infertility: A Literature Review:.Galen medical journal · 2023Article
- Application of Single-Cell RNA Sequencing in Ovarian Development.Biomolecules · 2022Review
- Autophagy as a Therapeutic Target of Natural Products Enhancing Embryo Implantation.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
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Abstract
Female infertility is a state of fertility disorder caused by multiple reasons. The incidence of infertility for females has significantly increased due to various factors such as social pressure, late marriage, and late childbirth, and its harm includes heavy economic burden, psychological shadow, and even marriage failure. Conventional solutions, such as hormone therapy, in vitro fertilization (IVF), and embryo transfer, have the limitations of unsatisfied obstetric outcomes and serious adverse events. Currently, complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), as a new treatment for infertility, is gradually challenging the dominant position of traditional therapies in the treatment of infertility. CAM claims that it can adjust and harmonize the state of the female body from a holistic approach to achieve a better therapeutic effect and has been increasingly used by infertile women. Meanwhile, some controversial issues also appeared; that is, some randomized controlled trials (RCTs) confirmed that CAM had no obvious effect on infertility, and the mechanism of its effect could not reach a consensus. To clarify CAM effectiveness, safety, and mechanism, this paper systematically reviewed the literature about its treatment of female infertility collected from PubMed and CNKI databases and mainly introduced acupuncture, moxibustion, and oral Chinese herbal medicine. In addition, we also briefly summarized psychological intervention, biosimilar electrical stimulation, homeopathy, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, etc.
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