This study evaluates the effectiveness of acupuncture on pregnancy success before embryo transfer in IVF treatment in female infertile patients. Half of participants will receive acupuncture sessions before embryo transfer, while the other half will not receive.
Acupuncture is used for many health problem all around the World. WHO reported that acupuncture can have benefit in female infertility treatment. However, there is no enough evidence about effectiveness of acupuncture treatment in the infertility.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
120
Classical acupuncture points will be used without a formal traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis in the intervention group. Neither manual needle stimulation nor moxibustion will used. The needles will left in place for 30 min and de qi was not sought. The points will be selected bilateral Heart-7, bilateral Large Intestine-4, Governing Vessel-20 and ear shenmen for the first session. Bilateral Conception Vessel-3,4,6, bilateral Liver-3, bilateral Stomach-30, bilateral Spleen-6, bilateral Governing Vessel-20 will be used for the second session. Bilateral Large Intestine-4, bilateral Spleen-6,9, bilateral Stomach-36 will be used for the last session. All acupuncture points will be selected and localized on the basis of the WHO Standardised Acupuncture Point Location.
Ataturk University Hospital
Erzurum, Turkey (Türkiye)
pregnancy
positive betaHCG
Time frame: 2 weeks after the treatment
Anxiety level
STAI-1 Inventory
Time frame: Through study completion, 2 weeks after the protocol
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