Research Links
Take a look at both male and female infertility articles.
Female Infertility
Electroacupuncture Reduces Uterine Artery Blood Flow Impedance in Infertile Women
Ming Ho 1, Li-Chia Huang, Yin-Yi Chang, Huey-Yi Chen, Wei-Chun Chang, Tung-Chuan Yang, Horng-Der Tsai
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Acupuncture Treatment for Fertility
Jihe Zhu, Blagica Arsovska, and Kristina Kozovska
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Effects of Acupuncture Combined with Moxibustion on Reproductive and Metabolic Outcomes in Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Peishuang Li 1, Jiahua Peng 1, Zhiling Ding 1, Xu Zhou 2, Ruining Liang 1
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Dysmenorrhea
Immediate Effect of Acupuncture at Sanyinjiao (SP6) and Xuanzhong (GB39) on Uterine Arterial Blood Flow in Primary Dysmenorrhea
Yan-Pu Yu 1, Liang-Xiao Ma, Yu-Xiang Ma, Yu-Xia Ma, Yu-Qi Liu, Cun-Zhi Liu, Jie-Ping Xie, Shu-Zhong Gao, Jiang Zhu
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Acupuncture for IVF​
Acupuncture and good prognosis IVF patients: Synergy
P.C. Magarelli, D.K. Cridennda, M. Cohen
Reproductive Medicine & Fertility Center, Colorado Springs, CO; East Winds Acupuncture, Inc., Colorado Springs, CO
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Effect of electroacupuncture on endometrial receptivity and IVF-ET pregnancy outcomes in patients with diminished ovarian reserve
[Article in Chinese]
Jie Shen 1, You-Ling Gao 2, Ge Lu 1, Li Chen 3, Jie Cheng 1, You-Bing Xia 4
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Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation for pregnancy outcomes in women undergoing in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Han Yang 1, Wen-Hui Hu 2, Gui-Xing Xu 1, Zi-Han Yin 1, Si-Yi Yu 1, Jia-Jia Liu 1 2, Zhi-Yong Xiao 1, Xiao-Yan Zheng 1 2, Jie Yang 2 1, Fan-Rong Liang
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Acupuncture combined with Chinese Herbal Medicine for Tubal Obstructive Infertility: A Systematic Review and Meta Analysis
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Nutrition for Female Health, Fertility & IVF​
Pretreatment with myo-inositol in non polycystic ovary syndrome patients undergoing multiple follicular stimulation for IVF: a pilot study
Franco Lisi, Piero Carfagna, Mario Montanino Oliva, Rocco Rago, Rosella Lisi, Roberta Poverini, Claudio Manna, Elena Vaquero, Donatella Caserta, Valeria Raparelli, Roberto Marci & ​Massimo Moscarini
Inositol supplement improves clinical pregnancy rate in infertile women undergoing ovulation induction for ICSI or IVF-ET
Xiangqin Zheng, MD, Danmei Lin, MD, [...], and Yan Sun, MD
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N-acetyl-cysteine as adjuvant therapy in female infertility: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Nagita Devi 1, Chandrasekhar Boya 1, Manik Chhabra 1, Dipika Bansal 1
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Characteristics of the Gut Microbiota in Japanese Patients with Premenstrual Syndrome
Kana Okuma , Kanako Kono , Machiko Otaka , Aya Ebara , Ayano Odachi , Hidetaka Tokuno , Hiroaki Masuyama Research and Development Division, Symbiosis Solutions Inc, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-0064, Japan
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Endometrial cytokines in patients with and without endometriosis evaluated for infertility
Hilde Jørgensen 1, Peter Fedorcsak 2, Keith Isaacson 3, Erin Tevonian 4, Amy Xiao 4, Michael Beste 5, Erik Qvigstad 2, Douglas Lauffenburger 6, Linda Griffith 7​​​​​​​​
Male Infertility
Acupuncture​
The efficacy and mechanism of acupuncture in the treatment of male infertility: A literature review
Jiaxing Feng, 1 , † Hui He, 1 , † Yu Wang, 2 , † Xu Zhang, 1 Xiuying Zhang, 1 Tiantian Zhang, 1 Mengyi Zhu, 1 Xiaoke Wu, 2 , 3 , * and Yuehui Zhang 2 ,
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The effectiveness and safety of acupuncture for poor semen quality in infertile males: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Ui Min Jerng,1,* Jun-Young Jo,2,3,* Seunghoon Lee,4 Jin-Moo Lee,2 and Ohmin Kwon5
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Chinese Herbal Medicine​
The Therapeutic Effects of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Poor Semen Quality in Infertile Males
Shu-Chiu Wang,1 Shu-Chen Wang,2 Chia-Jung Li,3 Ching-Heng Lin,4,5,6 Hsiao-Lin Huang,7 Liang-Miin Tsai,8,9,* and Chiung-Hung Chang1,7,
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Nutrition
Antioxidant supplements and semen parameters: An evidence based review
Sedigheh Ahmadi, M.Sc.,1 Reihane Bashiri, M.Sc.,1 Akram Ghadiri-Anari, M.D. ,2 and Azadeh Nadjarzadeh, Ph.D.1
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The Effect of Antioxidants on Sperm Quality Parameters and Pregnancy Rates for Idiopathic Male Infertility: A Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Kun-peng Li†, Xue-song Yang† and Tao Wu*
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Do paternal semen parameters influence the birth weight or BMI of the offspring? A study from the Utah Population Database
Ross E. Anderson, Heidi A. Hanson, Diana Thai, Chong Zhang, Angela P. Presson, Kenneth I. Aston, Douglas T. Carrell, Ken R. Smith, and James M. Hotaling
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Current Research updates​
Male infertility: what on earth is going on? Pilot international questionnaire study regarding clinical evaluation and fertility treatment for men
Nkoyenum Pamela Olisa 1, Lisa Campo-Engelstein 2, Sarah Martins da Silva 3
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Temporal Trends in Sperm Count: A Systematic Review and Meta-Regression Analysis
Hagai Levine 1 2, Niels Jørgensen 3, Anderson Martino-Andrade 2 4, Jaime Mendiola 5, Dan Weksler-Derri 6, Irina Mindlis 7, Rachel Pinotti 8, Shanna H Swan 7
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Testicular dysgenesis syndrome: an increasingly common developmental disorder with environmental aspects: Opinion
N.E. Skakkebæk, E. Rajpert-De Meyts, K.M. Main
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International Geographic Correlation Study of the Prevalence of Disorders of Male Reproductive Health
T Serrano 1, C Chevrier, L Multigner, S Cordier, B Jégou
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Sperm selection in natural conception: what can we learn from Mother Nature to improve assisted reproduction outcomes?
Denny Sakkas, Mythili Ramalingam, and Christopher L.R. Barratt
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Contemporary Use of ICSI and Epigenetic Risks to Future Generations
Romualdo Sciorio 1, Sandro C Esteves ​​​​​​​