| Autor: |
Noriko Tanaka, Sayaka Adomi, Takaya Tamura, Hideko Tamura, Kimiko Sato, Reina Taguchi |
| Rok vydání: |
2019 |
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| Zdroj: |
Medical acupuncture. 31(6) |
| ISSN: |
1933-6586 |
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Objectives: Needle and laser acupuncture are often used to improve the success rate of assisted reproductive technology (ART). This study examined whether needle or laser acupuncture ameliorated the emotional distress experienced by infertile women undergoing in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). Materials and Methods: Fifty-one infertile women who were undergoing IVF-ET or ICSI received needle acupuncture (needle-acupuncture group; n = 32) or laser acupuncture treatment (laser-acupuncture group; n = 19). The emotional distress experienced by the infertile women was evaluated using 2 questionnaires–the Profile of Mood States (POMS) and the State–Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)—both before and after 3 months of treatment. Results: In the needle-acupuncture group, the POMS detected significant post-treatment reductions in tension/anxiety (P |
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OpenAIRE |
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