Effect of Acupuncture on Anti Mullerian Hormone and Assisted Reproduction Outcome in PCOS Patients Undergoing IVF

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Overview

Acupuncture at follicular phase of the cycle may improve the pregnancy rate. This study aims to compare assisted reproduction outcome between two groups of PCOS patients underwent IVF, one group received acupuncture and other group without acupuncture.

Follicular phase acupuncture applied for PCOS patients underwent IVF to evaluate the effect of acupuncture on anti-mullerian hormone (AMH) and the effect on assisted reproduction outcome. It applied at certain acupoints according to the principles of traditional Chinese medicine.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

102

Conditions

PCOS

Interventions

Acupuncture(Hwato®)DEVICE

acupuncture using 4cm long disposable stainless steel hair-thin needles manufactured by Suzhou medical appliance factory (China).

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 40 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria:: * PCOS patients with patent one or two fallopian tubes, normal uterine cavity and partners with normal semen parameters. * infertility * 20-40 years * IVF treatment - Exclusion Criteria: * patients with disorders that have the similar clinical presentation * closed both tubes * abnormal semen parameters * intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)

Locations (1)

Assisted Reproduction Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Wuhan, Hubei, China

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Clinical pregnancy rate.

Increase in pregnancy rate

Time frame: 13 months

Secondary Outcomes

Ongoing pregnancy rate

Increase in ongoing pregnancy rate

Time frame: 15 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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