the role of acupuncture in assisted reproductive technology针灸在辅助生殖技术的作用.pdfVIP

Hindawi Publishing Corporation Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine Volume 2012, Article ID 543924, 15 pages doi:10.1155/2012/543924 Review Article The Role of Acupuncture in Assisted Reproductive Technology Cui Hong Zheng,1 Ming Min Zhang,2 Guang Ying Huang,1 and Wei Wang3 1 Institute of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China 2 Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China 3 Department of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China Correspondence should be addressed to Cui Hong Zheng, 635342693@ and Ming Min Zhang, mmzhang@ Received 25 November 2011; Revised 20 February 2012; Accepted 9 March 2012 Academic Editor: Vitaly Napadow Copyright © 2012 Cui Hong Zheng 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. The aim of this paper was to provide reliable evidence by performing a systematic review and meta-analysis for evaluating the role of acupuncture in assisted reproductive technology. All randomized controlled trials that evaluated the effects of acupuncture, including manual, electrical, and laser acupuncture (LA) techniques, on the clinical pregnancy rate (CPR) and live birth rate (LBR) of in vitro fertilization (IVF) or artificial insemination were included. The controlled groups consisted of no acupuncture