Acupuncture and Embryo Transfers

The Journal of Fertility & Sterility published a prospective study on the effects of electro-acupuncture on women under going embryo transfers. The study published in the October 2011 issue is titled, "Increase of success rate for women undergoing embryo transfer by transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation: a prospective randomized placebo-controlled study".

The study compares live birth rates of three groups of women: receiving acupuncture before before transfers, after transfers, and before and after transfers. The results showed higher pregnancy rates for the group receiving acupuncture both before and after embryo transfers.

"Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation, especially double TEAS, significantly improved the clinical outcome of ET [embryo transfers]."

Generally published abstracts such as this provide more information than this study currently does. I will track down the full paper in the coming weeks.