Positive effect of acupuncture and cupping in infertility treatment
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Positive effect of acupuncture and cupping in infertility treatment
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Med Acupunct (2018), Wang, Jun-Xiang
Abstract
Background: infertility is clinically defined as the failure to conceive after 12 months of unprotected sexual intercourse. Organic disorders and lifestyle factors are highly associated with infertility. Generally, acupuncture and its related methods can be applied for treating infertility, according to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine. Successful cases of acupuncture-treated infertility without concomitant use of any medication are rare. This article presents a case of an infertile woman having a favorable response to acupuncture treatment. Case: a 39-year-old Mexican woman presented with infertility following right-side fallopian-tube obstruction. She had no significant physical feelings of discomfort apart from work-related stress. Her syndrome was first diagnoses as deficiency of spleen and kidney qi, accompanied by obstruction of channels due to accumulation of dampness. Acupuncture, accompanied by cupping therapy, was primarily practiced for this patient. Results: after 28 treatment sessions, she was finally able to conceive. Conclusions: acupuncture could help treat infertility. Further large-scale, randomized clinical trials are needed to verify the efficacy of acupuncture for treating female infertility.
Alternative Title
Med Acupunct
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English
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doi
10.1089/acu.2017.1265
issn
1933-6586
issue
2
page end
99
page start
96
volume
30