Effect of Stage-based Acupuncture-moxibustion on Endometrial Thickness After Repeated Implantation Failure in IVF-ET
10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2018.02.0200
- VernacularTitle:分期针灸对IVF-ET反复移植失败患者子宫内膜厚度的影响
- Author:
Jin-Long XU
1
;
Zeng-Rong YANG
;
Jing QIAN
;
Hai-Na ZHUANG
;
Ze-Guan YANG
;
Kun HUANG
;
Rong ZHAO
Author Information
1. 云南中医学院第一附属医院
- Keywords:
Infertility;
Acupuncture-moxibustion;
Endometrial thickness;
IVF-ET;
Acupuncture medication com-bined;
Electroacupuncture;
Warm needling therapy
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2018;37(2):200-204
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To observe the effect of stage-based acupuncture-moxibustion therapy on the endometrial thickness in patients suffering from repeated implantation failure in IVF-ET (in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer). Method Seventy-two patients suffering from repeated implantation failure in IVF-ET were randomized into two groups. Thirty-six cases in the treatment group were intervened by stage-based acupuncture-moxibustion therapy plus oral administration of Estradiol valerate tablets; the other 36 cases in the control group were prescribed with oral administration of Estradiol valerate tablets alone. The implantation result of IVF-ET was analyzed 3 cycles later. The endometrial thickness was compared before and after the intervention. Result The endometrial thickness of the non-pregnant women increased after the treatment in both groups (P<0.05), and the increase in the treatment group was more significant than that in the control group (P<0.05). The clinical pregnancy rate in the treatment group was significantly higher than that in the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion Stage-based acupuncture-moxibustion therapy can improve the endometrial thickness, promote the growth of endometrium, benefit the implantation of embryo, and enhance the clinical pregnancy rate.
