Old Dominion University, College of Health Sciences, School of Nursing, Norfolk, VA, USA.
MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs. 2010 May-Jun;35(3):140-7; quiz 147-9. doi: 10.1097/NMC.0b013e3181d76594.
Infertility affects more than 7.3 million American women. When traditional treatments fail, alternative methods may be sought, but unfortunately some of them could be exploitative rather than legitimate. The intent of this article is to examine various complementary alternative medicine (CAM) treatments and techniques, and assess their known efficacy in the treatment of infertility. For research purposes, the National Institutes of Health has divided CAM into five domains: (1) whole medical systems; (2) mind-body medicine; (3) biologically based practices; (4) manipulative and body-based practices; and (5) energy medicine. Each of these domains is defined and discussed. Scientific evidence relating to the efficacy of procedures is presented and correlated to fertility outcomes. Information for nursing interventions is included as a means of better understanding what the infertile couple needs.
不孕症影响着超过 730 万的美国女性。当传统的治疗方法失败时，可能会寻求替代方法，但不幸的是，其中一些方法可能是剥削性的，而不是合法的。本文的目的是检查各种补充和替代医学（CAM）的治疗和技术，并评估它们在治疗不孕症方面的已知疗效。出于研究目的，美国国立卫生研究院将 CAM 分为五个领域：（1）整体医学系统；（2）身心医学；（3）基于生物学的实践；（4）手法和身体为基础的实践；（5）能量医学。每个领域都有定义和讨论。本文介绍了与程序疗效相关的科学证据，并将其与生育结果相关联。还包括了护理干预的信息，以更好地了解不孕夫妇的需求。
