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ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2021

Yoga Effects on Anthropometric Indices and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Symptoms in Women Undergoing Infertility Treatment: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.

Maryam Mohseni, Mohammad Eghbali, Homa Bahrami, Farzaneh Dastaran, Leila Amini

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Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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16 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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  14. The Application of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Infertility.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Maryam MohseniSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammad EghbaliDepartment of Nursing, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Homa BahramiSarem Fertility and Infertility Research Center (SAFIR), Sarem Women's Hospital, Tehran, Iran.
Farzaneh DastaranSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Leila AminiNursing Care Research Center (NCRC), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5758-9157
Iran University of Medical Sciences · IRIranshahr University · IRSarem Cell Research Center · IRTorbat Heydarieh University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of yoga exercises on anthropometric parameter and clinical sign of PCOS among women undergoing infertility treatment. This clinical trial study was performed on 61 women with PCOS who have undergone infertility treatment at Sarem Hospital in Tehran, Iran. The patients were first selecting based on purposeful and then randomly assigning to the intervention and control groups. In the intervention group, yoga exercises were performed for 6 weeks and the patients in the control group only received routine care. Anthropometric parameters and clinical signs were performed and recorded. After the intervention, here was a significant reduction in hirsutism, abdominal circumference, and hip circumference scores in the intervention group compared to the control group (

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PMCPMC8213483
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