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Clinical Evidence and Scientific Mechanism

 

The research published to date does not show a definitive positive impact of acupuncture on IVF success rates. However, researchers seem to lack traditional scientific practices when interpreting the data. As a matter of fact, more and more data support the positive role of acupuncture. For example, some investigators analyzed four published randomized clinical trials (RCTs), and found that three revealed significantly higher pregnancy rates in the acupuncture groups compared with the control groups. Today, acupuncture is widely used to help male and female infertility. Actively integrating acupuncture and Chinese herbs can significantly increase the live birth rate of IVF. 

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Scientific Mechanism:

Needle insertion into the skin and muscle excite ergo receptors and cause afferent activity in A-, and C-fibers. Needles placed and stimulated in the same somatic innervation area as the ovary decrease sympathetic nerve activity, which leads to decreased secretion and release of ovarian androgens. In parallel, the activity of higher control systems is modulated either directly or by the release of opioids, in particular -endorphin, that induce functional changes in different organ systems. In women with PCOS, sympathetic nerve activity and -endorphin production/release are increased. Low-frequency electrical acupuncture decreases the central -endorphin release, leading to decreases in sympathetic tone and LH pulse frequency and amplitude, which in turn decrease ovarian androgen production. DHEA, dihydroepiandrosterone; DHEA-S, sulfate ester of DHEA.