Acupuncture as an adjunctive therapy on embryo transfer day: a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical pregnancy and live birth outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acupuncture is frequently employed during the process of embryo transfer. Nevertheless, its precise function in enhancing the likelihood of successful clinical pregnancy or live birth remains ambiguous.

Objective

To evaluate the efficacy of acupuncture as a complementary intervention to embryo transfer in managing female subfertility, compare the effects of acupuncture vs. sham acupuncture on clinical pregnancy rate in assisted reproductive technology, and clarify the optimal timing of acupuncture administration within in vitro fertilization protocols.

Methods

All literatures which described randomized controlled trials of acupuncture during the process of embryo transfer were obtained through searches of Cochrane Central, PubMed and Embase database

SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12500596 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature