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The Effect of Complementary and Alternative Medicine on Subfertile Women with In Vitro Fertilization
Joint Authors
Kuang, Hongying
Wu, Xiaoke
Zhang, Yue-Hui
Han, Feng-Juan
Fu, Yiman
Hu, Min
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-22, 22 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-12-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
22
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
About 10–15% of couples have difficulty conceiving at some point in their reproductive lives and thus have to seek specialist fertility care.
One of the most commonly used treatment options is in vitro fertilization (IVF) and its related expansions.
Despite many recent technological advances, the average IVF live birth rate per single initiated cycle is still only 30%.
Consequently, there is a need to find new therapies to promote the efficiency of the procedure.
Many patients have turned to complementary and alternative medical (CAM) treatments as an adjuvant therapy to improve their chances of success when they undergo IVF treatment.
At present, several CAM methods have been used in infertile couples with IVF, which has achieved obvious effects.
However, biologically plausible mechanisms of the action of CAM for IVF have not been systematically reviewed.
This review briefly summarizes the current progress of the impact of CAM on the outcomes of IVF and introduces the mechanisms.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Zhang, Yue-Hui& Fu, Yiman& Han, Feng-Juan& Kuang, Hongying& Hu, Min& Wu, Xiaoke. 2013. The Effect of Complementary and Alternative Medicine on Subfertile Women with In Vitro Fertilization. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-22.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1035191
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Zhang, Yue-Hui…[et al.]. The Effect of Complementary and Alternative Medicine on Subfertile Women with In Vitro Fertilization. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-22.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1035191
American Medical Association (AMA)
Zhang, Yue-Hui& Fu, Yiman& Han, Feng-Juan& Kuang, Hongying& Hu, Min& Wu, Xiaoke. The Effect of Complementary and Alternative Medicine on Subfertile Women with In Vitro Fertilization. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-22.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1035191
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1035191