Efficacy and safety of Dingkun pill for female infertility patients with low prognosis undergoing in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer: study protocol for a multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Approximately 15% of couples in the reproductive age are affected by infertility. Women with diminished ovarian reserves (DOR) or with a poor ovarian response (POR) are required to undergo in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET) to achieve pregnancy. However, studies indicate that poor response to gonadotropin stimulation has been reported in women undergoing IVF-ET. Results from two recent clinical studies in China suggest that traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) formula Dingkun pill (DKP) showed a curative effect by improving the clinical pregnancy rate in women with DOR and POR. However, the heterogeneity of the studies does not allow one to draw a definitive conclusion on the therapeutic effect of DKP. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigat

SUBMITTER: Song J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7304132 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature