Evidence for the use of complementary and alternative medicines during fertility treatment: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) are sometimes used by individuals who desire to improve the outcomes of their fertility treatment and/or mental health during fertility treatment. However, there is little comprehensive information available that analyzes various CAM methods across treatment outcomes and includes information that is published in languages other than English.

Method

This scoping review examines the evidence for 12 different CAM methods used to improve female and male fertility outcomes as well as their association with improving mental health outcomes during fertility treatment. Using predefined key words, online medical databases were searched for articles (n = 270). After exclusion criteria were applied, 148 articles were analyzed in

SUBMITTER: Miner SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5952848 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature