Randomized clinical trial of acupuncture in patients with poor ovarian response

Rongli Yuan(1), Xinyun Zhu(2), Yunzhu Liu1(3), Mengjing Wang(4), Tianyu Wang(5), Zhi Li(6), Jie Wu(7),


(1) Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 37 Shierqiao Road, Jinniu District, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610032, P. R. China
(2) Department of Chinese Medicine, Leshan People's Hospital, No. 238, Baita Street, Shizhong District, Leshan, Sichuan, 614000, P. R. China
(3) Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 37 Shierqiao Road, Jinniu District, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610032, P. R. China
(4) Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 37 Shierqiao Road, Jinniu District, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610032, P. R. China
(5) Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 37 Shierqiao Road, Jinniu District, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610032, P. R. China
(6) Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 37 Shierqiao Road, Jinniu District, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610032, P. R. China
(7) Department of Preventive Medicine, Sichuan Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 39, Shierqiao Road, Jinniu District, Chengdu, Sichuan,610032, P. R. China
Corresponding Author

Abstract


This study investigated the effect of acupuncture in patients with poor ovarian response (POR) receiving controlled ovarian stimulation (COS). Sixty seven patients with POR were randomly divided into two groups: Group A (acupuncture+COS) and Group B (COS only). The results showed that the rate of high-quality embryos and rate of available embryos in group A were significantly higher than those in group B (P<0.01). In addition, the number of high-quality embryos in Group A also significantly increased (P<0.05). There was no significant difference in the number of available embryos between the two groups (P>0.05), but group A showed an upward trend compared to group B. Therefore, acupuncture can be considered as a safe and effective method to add to COS in the treatment of patients with POR.

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