A meta-study study shows that acupuncture can increase pregnancy rates in people who are in vitro fertilization

reports from Manheimer of the University of Maryland School of Medicine, women who receive in vitro fertilization receiveacupuncturetreatment within one day before and after the blastocyst transplant, which can increase their clinical pregnancy and live birth rates(BMJ, Published online February 7, 2008)the study comprehensively searched the relevantliterature, including a randomized controlled study comparing the clinical pregnancy rate, continued pregnancy or live birth rate of women withacupuncturetreatment and treatment of pseudo-
acupuncturetreatment, or clinical recourse in women without assisted treatmentAssess whether acupuncture as an auxiliary treatment for blastocyst transplantation can improve the pregnancy and live birth rates of in vitro fertilization womenResults A total of seven studies (involving a total of 1,366 women in vitro fertilization) were included in the analysisCompared to false acupuncture treatment or non-assisted treatment, acupuncture treatment before and after blastocyst transplantation significantly increased the clinical pregnancy rate of in vitro fertilization women (increased by 65%, involving 7 studies), continued pregnancy rate (87% increase, involving 5 studies) and live birth rate (91%, involving 4 studies)The researchers note that because three studies do not report live birth rates, clinical pregnancy rates can more accurately show the true combined efficacy of blastocyst transplantation and acupuncture, but more large-scale studies should be conducted to verify the results of the meta-study, which is an analysis of current preliminary evidence(Yu Anhuai)