ArticleJournal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan2024
Acupuncture improves the live birth of patients with repeated implantation failure: a retrospective cohort study.
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- Efficacy of acupuncture for recurrent implantation failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Different effectiveness of acupuncture treatment schedule on ART pregnancy outcomes: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Pooled it
- Effectiveness of acupuncture on pregnancy outcomes in patients with repeated implantation failure after IVF-ET: study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Article
- The Role of a Standardised Two-session Peri-transfer Acupuncture Protocol in Frozen Embryo Transfer for Women with Recurrent Implantation Failure: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Journal of human reproductive sciencesArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo explore the therapeutic efficacy of acupuncture treatment on repeated implantation failure (RIF) patients with cryo-thawed embryo transfer (CET).
methodsIn a retrospective cohort study, all eligible women undergoing RIF were recruited in our center from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2021. The patients were grouped by whether an acceptance of acupuncture treatment before CET, including the acupuncture group (Acu-group, 55 cycles) and control group (Con-group, 244 cycles). Data were analyzed by using binary logistic regression to explore the relationship of acupuncture treatment with pregnancy outcomes.
resultsThe Acu-group had higher live-birth rate (LBR) [54.5%
conclusionsAcupuncture treatment could improve the LBR and OPR in RIF patients with CET cycles, suggesting a potential adjuvant therapy of acupuncture to improve the pregnancy outcomes in RIF patients.
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