biostudies-literatureUnknown303(3)Yogasundram HMBritish Heart FoundationMedical Research CouncilHomerton College, University of CambridgeUniversity of Cambridge<h4>Purpose</h4>Infertility is a global problem, but only a minority of couples access assisted reproductive technologies due to financial and sociocultural barriers. Complementary and alternative medicine are seen as another option. We aimed to determine the impact of complementary and alternative medicine on conception, miscarriage and live birth rates in couples not receiving assisted reproductive technology treatments.<h4>Methods</h4>The electronic databases EMBASE, PubMed, Web of Science and the Allied and Complementary Medicine Database were systematically searched before March 24th 2020. Reference lists of eligible studies were searched for relevant studies. Eligible studies included trials and observational studies that assessed a complementary or alternative medicine and conceptioArchives of gynecology and obstetrics821-835https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC7960609biostudies-literatureReproductive outcomes in women and men using complementary and alternative medicine treatment and not receiving artificial reproductive technology: a systematic review.PMC7960609Sia CYSWaldock WJChui ACOliver-Williams CQuenby SHui AJOBrown EYogasundram HMfalseReproductive outcomes in women and men using complementary and alternative medicine treatment and not receiving artificial reproductive technology: a systematic review.<h4>Purpose</h4>Infertility is a global problem, but only a minority of couples access assisted reproductive technologies due to financial and sociocultural barriers. Complementary and alternative medicine are seen as another option. We aimed to determine the impact of complementary and alternative medicine on conception, miscarriage and live birth rates in couples not receiving assisted reproductive technology treatments.<h4>Methods</h4>The electronic databases EMBASE, PubMed, Web of Science and the Allied and Complementary Medicine Database were systematically searched before March 24th 2020. Reference lists of eligible studies were searched for relevant studies. Eligible studies included trials and observational studies that assessed a complementary or alternative medicine and conceptio2021-01-01T00:00:00Z2021 Mar2025-04-22T08:12:57.486Z2022-02-11T01:25:03.835ZS-EPMC79606093308387210.1007/s00404-020-05836-4