Acupuncture versus placebo acupuncture for in vitro fertilisation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Published in: Acupuncture in medicine : journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society Vol. 39; no. 1; pp. 20 - 29
• Main Authors: Coyle, Meaghan E, Stupans, Ieva, Abdel-Nour, Katherine, Ali, Hiba, Kotlyarsky, Michelle, Lie, Phillip, Tekin, Sinan, Thrimawithana, Thilini
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.02.2021; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Acupuncture; Acupuncture Therapy; Adult; Birth rate; Female; Fertilization in Vitro; Humans; In vitro fertilization; Infertility, Female - physiopathology; Infertility, Female - therapy; Meta-analysis; Miscarriage; Placebo Effect; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Outcome; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Systematic review; meta-analysis; acupuncture; in vitro fertilisation; placebo acupuncture; systematic review

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of acupuncture compared to placebo acupuncture for women undergoing in vitro fertilisation (IVF) in a systematic review and meta-analysis. Methods: A search was conducted in seven English-language biomedical databases from their inception to 3 April 2019 to identi...