Johnson David
Chobham Acupuncture Clinic, Chobham, Surrey.
Acupunct Med. 2006 Mar;24(1):23-8. doi: 10.1136/aim.24.1.23.
Over a period of three years, acupuncture was offered to patients entering assisted reproduction therapy. Acupuncture sessions were given at varying, but usually weekly, intervals during the in vitro fertilisation (IVF) cycle, and immediately before and after embryo transfer. Twenty two patients (average age 36.2 years) were treated over a total of 26 IVF cycles and 15 pregnancies were achieved, as determined by presence of foetal heartbeat on ultrasound at four weeks post embryo transfer. This was a success rate of 57.7% compared with 45.3% for patients in the IVF unit not treated with acupuncture (P > 0.05). Relaxing effects were noted following acupuncture and it is speculated that this may have contributed to the increase in pregnancy rate for the acupuncture group.
在三年的时间里，为接受辅助生殖治疗的患者提供针灸治疗。在体外受精（IVF）周期中，针灸治疗的时间间隔各不相同，但通常为每周一次，在胚胎移植前后立即进行。共有22名患者（平均年龄36.2岁）接受了总共26个IVF周期的治疗，通过胚胎移植后四周超声检查发现有胎心，确定有15例妊娠成功。这一成功率为57.7%，而未接受针灸治疗的IVF科室患者成功率为45.3%（P>0.05）。针灸后观察到有放松效果，推测这可能是针灸组妊娠率提高的原因。
