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Hindawi Publishing Corporation Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine Volume 2011, Article ID 606514, 9 pages doi:10.1155/2011/606514 Research Article Acupuncture on the Endometrial Morphology, the Serum Estradiol and Progesterone Levels, and the Expression of Endometrial Leukaemia-inhibitor Factor and Osteopontin in Rats Houju Fu,1 Yuanqiao He,2 Ying Gao,1 Yicun Man,3 Wukun Liu,4 and Hua Hao5 1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan Hubei 430022, China 2 Department of Urology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan Hubei 430022, China 3 Department of Gynecology, Endometriosis Research Center, Charite, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, ´ 12200 Berlin, Germany 4 Institute of Pharmacy, Free University of Berlin, Koenigin Luise Strasse 2+4, 14195 Berlin, Germany 5 Department of Pathophysiology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan Hubei 430022, China Correspondence should be addressed to Ying Gao, gaoyingxh@ Received 2 February 2010; Revised 15 April 2010; Accepted 30 June 2010 Copyright © 2011 Houju Fu et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Although it is well known that acupuncture has beneficial effects on a variety of medical conditions especially in pain relief, nausea, and vomiting, it remains controversial whether it has positive impact on the female reproducti