Acupuncture in patients with the poor ovarian response on IVF-ET: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acupuncture has been increasingly studied as an adjunctive treatment strategy for improving pregnancy outcomes in patients with poor ovarian response (POR). However, the effectiveness of different acupuncture types remains controversial. The purpose of this paper was to assess the effects of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS), manual acupuncture (MA) and electroacupuncture (EA) on the pregnancy outcomes of patients with POR who underwent in vitro fertilization and embryo transplantation (IVF-ET) in order to clarify the differences in efficacy of the different acupuncture methods and to provide scientific evidence for the clinic.

Methods

We searched 8 databases up to September 10, 2023. We included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of the use o

SUBMITTER: Liu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12863927 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature