Can electroacupuncture promote IVF success?

According to a new study, women who are receiving electroacupuncture for infertility may have a higher chance of conception. The study was published in the journal from

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309 women who underwent IVF procedures were examined. It has been observed that women who resume electrotherapy during embryo transfer have a higher chance of giving birth.

IVF treats infertility. In this treatment, the ovulation process is controlled by drugs. Ova [egg] is taken out of the body, fertilized with sperm outside the body, and then implanted into the uterus.

TEAS is an electronic acupuncture for the treatment of infertility. TEAS [transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation] is a variant of the common electrotherapy procedure TENS. This is a safe, standardized method that does not use any needles. The skin electrode is suitable for Chinese classical acupoints. Produces alternating low frequency and high frequency currents.

In the above studies conducted in China, it has been found that the use of this method in the IVF process can significantly improve live birth rate and pregnancy rate.

Acupuncture has long been used in Chinese medicine to treat infertility. The new turning point is TEAS. It takes advantage of the basic principles of acupuncture. The study from

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 This indicates that the live birth rate can jump from 21% to 42%.

In this study, the researchers concluded that TEAS is more likely to replicate in subjects and is therefore more popular in traditional acupuncture treatments. Women selected for this study:

·Infertility,

· Age between 21 and 44 years old

· No experience in acupuncture, and

· Carry out fresh or frozen embryo transfer cycles

The researchers divided the women into three groups: the placebo group, the group treated 30 minutes after embryo transfer, and the second group treated 24 hours before and 30 minutes after treatment.

The rate of clinical pregnancy in women receiving monotherapy was 42.7%, and that in dual therapy was 50%. The live birth rates of the two groups were 37.3% and 42%, respectively.

This study forms part of an increasing range of conflicts, which raises debate about whether acupuncture can improve IVF success rates.

As early as 2002 in Germany, a study reported that traditional acupuncture increased pregnancy rates for women seeking IVF. The study did not consider the birth rate.

Some studies have concluded that there is no conclusive evidence that acupuncture can increase the success rate of IVF. Dr. Tarek El-Toukhy, a reproductive medicine expert, believes that larger trials should be conducted before electroacupuncture is used as a treatment for infertility.

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