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Reproductive Acupuncture, Sadie Minkoff, L.Ac. » Research http://reproductiveacupuncture.com Austin's Fertility Acupuncture Specialist Thu, 07 Apr 2011 16:42:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Chinese Herbs and Infertility http://reproductiveacupuncture.com/chinese-herbs-and-infertility/ http://reproductiveacupuncture.com/chinese-herbs-and-infertility/#comments Tue, 28 Dec 2010 01:12:21 +0000 admin http://reproductiveacupuncture.com/?p=928 Click here to read twenty one different research abstracts related to Chinese Herbs and IVF/Infertility.

]]> http://reproductiveacupuncture.com/chinese-herbs-and-infertility/feed/ 0 Acupuncture balances serum cortisol & prolactin levels with acupuncture during during IVF http://reproductiveacupuncture.com/acupuncture-balances-serum-cortisol-prolactin-levels-with-acupuncture-during-during-ivf/ http://reproductiveacupuncture.com/acupuncture-balances-serum-cortisol-prolactin-levels-with-acupuncture-during-during-ivf/#comments Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:54:42 +0000 admin http://reproductiveacupuncture.com/?p=857 “The acupuncture treatments appear to normalize levels of cortisol and prolactin which have been artificially depressed by the IVF drugs. This may have implications for both egg quality and implantation. In addition the pregnancy and live birth rate was significantly higher in the acupuncture group.” – Magarelli, PC, D Cridennda, M Cohen. 2009 Fertility and Sterility

Changes in serum cortisol and prolactin associated with acupuncture during controlled ovarian hyperstimulation in women undergoing in vitro fertilization–embryo transfer treatment. Paul C. Magarelli, M.D.,a Diane K. Cridennda, L.Ac.,b and Mel Cohen, Ph.D. Reproductive Medicine and Fertility Centers and East Winds Acupuncture, Colorado Springs, Colorado

]]> http://reproductiveacupuncture.com/acupuncture-balances-serum-cortisol-prolactin-levels-with-acupuncture-during-during-ivf/feed/ 0 Antidepressants Linked to Miscarriage Risk http://reproductiveacupuncture.com/antidepressants-linked-to-miscarriage-risk/ http://reproductiveacupuncture.com/antidepressants-linked-to-miscarriage-risk/#comments Sat, 26 Jun 2010 17:25:01 +0000 admin http://reproductiveacupuncture.com/?p=850 This large scale study published in the June 2010 issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal shows a 68% increased risk for miscarriage in pregnant women using any class of antidepressant drugs compared with women who had never used antidepressants.

Researchers See Possible Connection Between SSRIs and Miscarriages Anick Berard, Ph.D., associate professor, epidemiology, University of Montreal, and director, Research Unit on Medications and Pregnancy at CHU Ste-Justine, Montreal; Adrienne Einarson, R.N., assistant director, Motherisk Program at The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto; Salih Yasin, M.D., associate professor and vice chair, obstetrics and gynecology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine; May 31, 2010, Canadian Medical Association Journal

]]> http://reproductiveacupuncture.com/antidepressants-linked-to-miscarriage-risk/feed/ 0 Sub-clinical hypothyroidism http://reproductiveacupuncture.com/sub-clinical-hypothyroidism/ http://reproductiveacupuncture.com/sub-clinical-hypothyroidism/#comments Mon, 17 May 2010 17:47:04 +0000 admin http://reproductiveacupuncture.com/?p=827 This study reveals that even sub-clinical issues such as hypothyroidism can lead to difficulty getting pregnant as well as a higher rate of miscarriages. It also states that the quality of eggs, rather then the quantity retrieved, is more important for positive outcomes. This reflects the view of Traditional Chinese Medicine which works to improve the potential multitude of sub-clinical imbalances that can exist and coexist in the “infertile” patient. By using TCM, and other natural means, the body’s healing intelligence corrects these imbalances on its own. Hence quality is fostered rather than quantity forced.

Improved IVF Outcomes After Treatment of Subclinical

Hypothyroidism in Infertile Women - Rahman AH, Abbassy HA, Elatif Abbassy AA.

]]> http://reproductiveacupuncture.com/sub-clinical-hypothyroidism/feed/ 0 Future Prospects for Advanced Maternal Age http://reproductiveacupuncture.com/future-prospects-for-advanced-maternal-age/ http://reproductiveacupuncture.com/future-prospects-for-advanced-maternal-age/#comments Wed, 26 Nov 2008 02:44:36 +0000 admin http://reproductiveacupuncture.com/?p=401 A group of researchers at the University of California while studying flies who lay eggs late in their lives discovered that they possess a gene which allows them to both live longer and reproduce later in life. Interestingly humans have a similar gene which when stimulated may someday allow women to reproduce at a latter age as well as extend their lifespans.

Adult-specific over-expression of the Drosophila genes magu and hebe increases life span and modulates late-age female fecundity -Yishi Li¹ and John Tower

]]> http://reproductiveacupuncture.com/future-prospects-for-advanced-maternal-age/feed/ 0 Reproductive Outcomes Improved http://reproductiveacupuncture.com/reproductive-outcomes-improved/ http://reproductiveacupuncture.com/reproductive-outcomes-improved/#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2008 04:50:56 +0000 admin http://reproductiveacupuncture.com/?p=382 The researchers demonstrated that clinical and ongoing pregnancy rates were significantly higher in patients who received acupuncture before embryo transfer during in vitro fertilization with intracytoplasmic sperm ejaculation.

Acupuncture on the day of embryo transfer significantly improves the reproductive outcome in infertile women: a prospective, randomized trial – Lars G. Westergaard, M.D., Ph.D., Qunhui Mao, M.D., Marianne Krogslund, Steen Sandrini, Suzan Lenz, M.D., Ph.D., and Jørgen Grinsted, M.D., Ph.D.

]]> http://reproductiveacupuncture.com/reproductive-outcomes-improved/feed/ 0 Acupuncture Improves Pregnancy Rates http://reproductiveacupuncture.com/acupuncture-improves-pregnancy-rates/ http://reproductiveacupuncture.com/acupuncture-improves-pregnancy-rates/#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2008 04:46:15 +0000 admin http://reproductiveacupuncture.com/?p=391 In this study acupuncture was administered 25 minutes before and after embryo transfer during in vitro fertilization. Pregnancies were documented in 42.5% of the acupuncture group, whereas the pregnancy rate was only 26.3% in the control group.

Influence of acupuncture on the pregnancy rate in patients who undergo assisted reproduction therapy – Wolfgang E. Paulus, M.D., Department of Reproductive Medicine, Christian-Lauritzen-Institut. Mingmin Zhang, M.D., Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical University, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China. Erwin Strehler, M.D., Department of Reproductive Medicine, Christian-Lauritzen-Institut. Imam El-Danasouri, Ph.D., Department of Reproductive Medicine, Christian-Lauritzen-Institut. and Karl Sterzik, M.D. Department of Reproductive Medicine, Christian-Lauritzen-Institut

]]> http://reproductiveacupuncture.com/acupuncture-improves-pregnancy-rates/feed/ 0 Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection http://reproductiveacupuncture.com/intracytoplasmic-sperm-injection/ http://reproductiveacupuncture.com/intracytoplasmic-sperm-injection/#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2008 04:43:54 +0000 admin http://reproductiveacupuncture.com/?p=388 These findings suggest that acupuncture may be a useful compliment to gonadotropin therapy among women undergoing ICSI. In this study, acupuncture increased the number of follicles produced as well as estradiol levels.

Acupuncture Treatment For Infertile Women Undergoing Intracytoplasmic Sperm injection – Sandra L. Emmons, MD, Phillip Patton, MD

]]> http://reproductiveacupuncture.com/intracytoplasmic-sperm-injection/feed/ 0 Embryo Transfer http://reproductiveacupuncture.com/embryo-transfer/ http://reproductiveacupuncture.com/embryo-transfer/#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2008 04:34:04 +0000 admin http://reproductiveacupuncture.com/?p=379 Two hundred twenty-eight women were divided into either an acupuncture group or a control group. The acupuncture group received treatment three times around embryo transfer during in vitro fertilization. The control group received sham acupuncture with placebo needles. The pregnancy rate was 31% in the acupuncture group and 23% in the control group. This is not considered statistically significant but a later study suggests that sham acupuncture (although not as effective as the true acupuncture) still has a positive effect on outcomes.

Influence of acupuncture stimulation on pregnancy rates for women undergoing embryo transfer – Caroline Smith, Ph.D., Meaghan Coyle, B.Hlth.Sc. (Acup.), and Robert J. Norman, M.D.

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Effect of acupuncture on the outcome of in vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmic sperm injection: a randomized, prospective, controlled clinical study – Stefan Dieterle, M.D., Gao Ying, M.D., Wolfgang Hatzmann, M.D., and Andreas Neuer, M.D.

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