Management of Acupuncture as Adjuvant Therapy for In Vitro Fertilization
| Autor: | Wahyuningsih Djaali, Dwi Rachma Helianthi, Kemas Abdurrohim |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
Infertility
In vitro fertilisation business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Uterus Reviews medicine.disease Bioinformatics 030205 complementary & alternative medicine 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Sexual dysfunction medicine.anatomical_structure Complementary and alternative medicine Adjuvant therapy Acupuncture Medicine Anxiety 030212 general & internal medicine medicine.symptom business Depression (differential diagnoses) |
| Popis: | One treatment option for couples with infertility that enables the highest success rate is in vitro fertilization (IVF). With this technique, various causes of infertility can be overcome, whether they are caused by anatomical abnormalities in women or abnormalities of sexual dysfunction in men. Acupuncture, a nonpharmacologic therapy with minimal side-effects, according to various studies is be beneficial for increasing the success of IVF. There are several mechanisms of acupuncture related to this, such as: (1) modulating neuroendocrine factors; (2) increasing blood flow to the uterus and ovaries; (3) modulating immune factors; and (4) reducing stress, anxiety, and depression. Because acupuncture does not have bad side-effects, it is an adjuvant therapy that can be performed at each stage of the IVF procedure to increase the chances of successful IVF. |
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