Acupuncture Significantly Improves IVF Outcomes

News: The most recent meta-analysis shines a positive light on incorporating acupuncture into your IVF plan.

Conclusion: Acupuncture can significantly improve Clinical Pregnancy Rates and Live Birth Rates among women undergoing IVF.

Results: Twenty-five trials (a total of 4757 participants) were included in this review. There were no significant publication biases for most of the comparisons among these studies. The pooled CPR (25 trials) of all the acupuncture groups (43.6%) was significantly higher than that of all the control groups (33.2%, P < 0.00001), and the pooled LBR (11 trials) of all the acupuncture groups (38.0%) was significantly higher than that of all the control groups (28.7%, P < 0.00001). Different acupuncture methods (manual acupuncture, electrical acupuncture and transcutaneous acupoint electrical stimulation), acupuncture time (before or during the time of controlled ovarian hyperstimulation and around the time of embryo transfer), and acupuncture courses (at least 4 sessions and less than 4 sessions) have respectively positive effects on IVF outcomes.

Reference: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37436463/