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Nguyen Johan [1.3.1.1. Ye 2021]
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Nguyen Johan [1.1.1. Fu 2025]
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 ===== Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis=====
-| ☆☆☆ | Evidence for effectiveness and a specific effect of acupuncture |
-| ☆☆ | Evidence for effectiveness of acupuncture |
-| ☆ |Limited evidence for effectiveness of acupuncture |
-| Ø |No evidence or insufficient evidence |
 ==== Generic Acupuncture ====
+=== Fu 2025 ===
+Fu QW, Zhu SM, Chen J, Liu YQ, Liang CH, Song LJ, Zhuang J, Tan X, Liu LZ, Luo L, Yin HY, Yeung WF, Chen SC, Liu WT, Zhang QX, Tang Y. Acupuncture for women undergoing in vitro fertilization: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis. Int J Nurs Stud. 2025 Apr 24;168:105097.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2025.105097
+^Backgound| In vitro fertilization (IVF) is a widely utilized assisted reproductive technology, but its success rates remain suboptimal due to various physiological and psychological factors. Acupuncture, as a complementary therapy, has been proposed to improve reproductive outcomes and alleviate associated pain and anxiety.|
+^Objective| To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture as an adjunctive treatment for women undergoing IVF, focusing on reproductive outcomes, pain reduction, and anxiety alleviation.|
+^Methods| Five English databases were searched up to June 20th, 2024. Manual acupuncture or electro-acupuncture was used solely as a complementary adjuvant in the experimental groups, and control interventions were sham acupuncture or blank (wait-list) control. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses were conducted based on the Cochrane systematic review method, and trial sequential analyses were performed. Meta-influence analyses, meta-regression and subgroup-analyses were performed for exploration of heterogeneity and related variables. Egger's together with trim and fill tests were conducted for evaluation of publication bias. The quality of the results was assessed, and correlation coefficient and cluster analyses were also performed.|
+^Results| Finally, 42 trials identified from** 37 published articles, involving 7400 participants**, were included, representing diverse populations worldwide. Compared to sham acupuncture and blank controls, acupuncture significantly (P < 0.05) improved biochemical pregnancy rate (RR = 1.28, 95 % CI: 1.04-1.57) and clinical pregnancy rates (RR = 1.19, 95 % CI: 1.06-1.34). Additionally, acupuncture was associated with better pain management during surgery and reduced anxiety levels. Acupuncture-specific adverse events were reported in eight of 42 trials, primarily mild to moderate local reactions. However, a significantly higher early miscarriage rate was observed in the acupuncture groups (RR = 1.51, 95 % CI: 1.10-2.08).|
+^Conclusions| Acupuncture may improve certain reproductive outcomes and alleviate pain and anxiety in women undergoing IVF. However, the potential risk of early miscarriage warrants caution, and further rigorous trials are needed to confirm these findings.|
+=== Liu 2025 ===
+Liu KX, Wu YY, Zhang M, Jia M, Wang D, Zhang CX, Guan YC, Tian PL. Effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions on pregnancy rates in infertile individuals undergoing IVF/ICSI: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. Arch Public Health. 2025 Apr 22;83(1):110.  https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-025-01571-x
+^Aim|To assess the impact of various non-pharmacological interventions on the likelihood of achieving pregnancy in individuals undergoing IVF/ICSI.|
+^Backgound| Despite significant advancements in assisted reproductive technology, the strategic utilization of non-pharmacological interventions to enhance clinical outcomes continues to pose a significant challenge in the field of reproductive medicine.|
+^Methods| Relevant studies published in English or Chinese were comprehensively selected from databases including CNKI, Wanfang Data, VIP Database, PubMed, Web of Science, and Embase up to December 2023. Studies that examined various non-pharmacological interventions during IVF/ICSI treatment, and reported subsequent pregnancy outcomes, were included. The control group received standard treatment. Study quality was assessed based on the methodology and criteria outlined in the Cochrane Collaboration Handbook. This review protocol was registered with PROSPERO (CRD42023414729).|
+^Results| Out of the initial 28,688 studies identified, 43 trials involving 5,779 women were included. When compared to the control treatment, cognitive-behavioral therapy, **acupuncture**, lifestyle intervention, health education, and music therapy were associated with a significantly increased likelihood of clinical pregnancy (OR 1.44, 95% CI 1.21 to 1.72; 1.89, 1.46 to 2.43; 1.75, 1.18 to 2.57; 2.10, 1.57 to 2.80; 1.52, 1.08 to 2.13, respectively). Among the non-pharmacological treatments studied, cognitive-behavioral therapy and lifestyle intervention were associated with the highest number of oocytes retrieved (OR 0.31, 95% CI 0.11 to 0.86; 0.15, 95% CI 0.04 to 0.58, compared to controls). No significant differences were observed among non-pharmacological interventions and the control group. Cognitive-behavioral therapy and health education led to the highest rate of high-quality embryos (OR 0.41, 95% CI 0.20 to 0.84; 0.52, 95% CI 0.28 to 0.97, compared to controls).|
+^Conclusions| Non-pharmacological treatments such as cognitive-behavioral therapy, health education, lifestyle intervention, **acupuncture**, and music therapy showed trends suggesting better clinical outcomes in terms of pregnancy achievement compared to the control group. More high-level RCT studies are clearly necessary for future meta-analyses to better guide clinical practice.|
+^Implications for nursing and/or health policy|Policymakers should promote non-pharmacological programs for infertile population and develop standard guidelines. This will ensure that non-pharmacological interventions are implemented responsibly, protecting patient rights and enhancing healthcare outcomes.|
+=== Wang 2024 ===
+Wang X, Xu HM, Wang QL, Zhu XY, Zeng YM, Huang L, Feng X, Chen S. The Timing and Dose Effect of Acupuncture on Pregnancy Outcomes for Infertile Women Undergoing In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Integr Complement Med. 2024 Nov;30(11):1031-1046.  https://doi.org/10.1089/jicm.2023.0478
+^Backgound| Women undergoing in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET) often utilize acupuncture to enhance pregnancy outcomes. Yet, the optimal timing for acupuncture sessions and the relationship between dosage and effect remain uncertain. |
+^Objectives| To investigate the impact of the timing and dosage of acupuncture on pregnancy outcomes, drawing on existing research. |
+^Methods| A comprehensive search of eight databases was conducted from their inception to January 14th, 2023, without restrictions on language. Only randomized controlled trials comparing acupuncture with either sham acupuncture or no adjuvant treatment were selected for inclusion. This meta-analysis assessed the efficacy of acupuncture in IVF-ET, analyzing the influence of varied timing and dosage on pregnancy outcomes. Subgroup analyses were undertaken to address any heterogeneity across the studies. |
+^Results| A total of **38 RCTs involving 5,991 participants** were analyzed. In infertile women undergoing IVF fresh cycles, acupuncture performed during controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) significantly increased the clinical pregnancy rate (CPR) (relative risk [RR] = 1.33, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.07-1.65, p = 0.01), whereas acupuncture administered either before COH or on the day of ET did not demonstrate reproductive benefits. Regarding frozen cycles, acupuncture before freeze-thaw embryo transfer (FET) significantly enhanced the CPR (RR = 1.71, 95% CI: 1.36-2.16, p < 0.00001) and live birth rate (LBR) (RR = 2.40, 95% CI: 1.20-4.79, p = 0.01). Improvements in CPR were observed across all dosage groups, but only the high-dosage group showed a significant increase in LBR (RR = 1.75, 95% CI: 1.05-2.92, p = 0.03). |
+^Conclusions| Timing and dosage of acupuncture are crucial factors affecting pregnancy outcomes in IVF-ET. For women undergoing IVF fresh cycles, acupuncture during COH yielded more significant reproductive benefits. In addition, acupuncture before freeze-thaw embryo transfer (FET) was associated with improved pregnancy outcomes in frozen cycles. Furthermore, higher dosages of acupuncture were linked to more favorable outcomes.|
+=== Xu 2024 ===
+Xu M, Zhu M, Zheng C. Effects of acupuncture on pregnancy outcomes in women undergoing in vitro fertilization: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2024 Mar;309(3):775-788.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-023-07142-1
+^Purpose| To evaluate the effects of acupuncture on IVF-ET outcomes.|
+^Methods| Digital databases, including Pubmed, Embase, the Cochrane Library, the Web of Science and ScienceDirect, were searched from their inception to July 2022. The MeSH terms we used included: acupuncture, in vitro fertilization, assisted reproductive technology and randomized controlled trial. The reference lists of relevant documents were also searched. The biases of included studies were assessed by the Cochrane Handbook 5.3. The major outcomes were clinical pregnancy rate (CPR) and live birth rate (LBR). The pregnancy outcomes reported in these trials were pooled and expressed as risk ratios (RR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) in the Review Manager 5.4 meta-analysis software. Heterogeneity of the therapeutic effect was evaluated with a forest plot analysis. Publication bias was assessed by a funnel plot analysis.|
+^Results| **Twenty-five trials (a total of 4757 participants)** were included in this review. There were no significant publication biases for most of the comparisons among these studies. The pooled CPR (25 trials) of all the acupuncture groups (43.6%) was significantly higher than that of all the control groups (33.2%, P < 0.00001), and the pooled LBR (11 trials) of all the acupuncture groups (38.0%) was significantly higher than that of all the control groups (28.7%, P < 0.00001). Different acupuncture methods (manual acupuncture, electrical acupuncture and transcutaneous acupoint electrical stimulation), acupuncture time (before or during the time of controlled ovarian hyperstimulation and around the time of embryo transfer), and acupuncture courses (at least 4 sessions and less than 4 sessions) have respectively positive effects on IVF outcomes.|
+^Conclusion| Acupuncture can significantly improve CPR and LBR among women undergoing IVF. Placebo acupuncture can be a relatively ideal control measure.|
+=== Zhang 2023 ===
+Zhang HR, Zhang C, Ma PH, Sun CY, Sun CY, Liu XY, Pu ZQ, Lin YH, Liu BY, Liu CZ, Yan SY. Pregnancy Benefit of Acupuncture on in vitro Fertilization: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Chin J Integr Med. 2023 Nov;29(11):1021-1032.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-023-3748-3
+^Background| Currently, more and more infertility couples are opting for combined acupuncture to improve success rate of in vitro fertilization (IVF). However, evidence from acupuncture for improving IVF pregnancy outcomes remains a matter of debate.|
+^Objective| To quantitatively summarized the evidence of the efficacy of acupuncture among women undergoing IVF by means of systematic review and meta-analysis.|
+^Methods| Four English (PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, and Cochrane Register of Controlled Clinical Trials) and Four Chinese databases (Wanfang Databases, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure, Chinese Science and Technology Periodical Database, and SinoMed) were searched from database inception until July 2, 2023. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that evaluated the acupuncture's effects for women undergoing IVF were included. The subgroup analysis was conducted with respect to the age of participants, different acupuncture types, type of control, acupuncture timing, geographical origin of the study, whether or not repeated IVF failure, and acupuncture sessions. Sensitivity analyses were predefifined to explore the robustness of results. The primary outcomes were clinical pregnancy rate (CPR) and live birth rate (LBR), and the secondary outcomes were ongoing pregnancy rate and miscarriage rate. Random effects model with I2 statistics were used to quantify heterogeneity. Publication bias was estimated by funnel plots and Egger's tests.|
+^Results| A total of **58 eligible RCTs representing 10,968 women** undergoing IVF for pregnant success were identifified. Pooled CPR and LBR showed a signifificant difference between acupuncture and control groups [69 comparisons, relative risk (RR) 1.19, 95% confifidence intervals (CI) 1.12 to 1.25, I2=0], extremely low evidence; 23 comparisons, RR 1.11, 95%CI 1.02 to 1.21, I2=14.6, low evidence, respectively). Only transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation showed a positive effect on both CPR (16 comparisons, RR 1.17, 95%CI 1.06 to 1.29; I2=0, moderate evidence) and LBR (9 comparisons, RR 1.20, 95%CI 1.04 to 1.37; I2=8.5, extremely low evidence). Heterogeneity across studies was found and no studies were graded as high-quality evidence.|
+^Conclusion| Results showed that the convincing evidence levels on the associations between acupuncture and IVF pregnant outcomes were relatively low, and the varied methodological design and heterogeneity might influence the findings. |
+=== Masoud 2022 Ø ===
+Masoud A, Elsayed F, Abu-Zaid A, Marchand G, Lowe R, Liang B, Jallad M. Systematic review and meta-analysis of the efficacy of acupuncture as an adjunct to IVF cycles in China and the world. Turk J Obstet Gynecol. 2022 Dec 13;19(4):315-326.  https://doi.org/10.4274/tjod.galenos.2022.04752.
+^Background|Acupuncture has been introduced as an adjuvant therapy to in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles in many randomized controlled trials (RCTs). However, there has been a debate among trials regarding the effectiveness and safety of the procedure. To determine how effective and safe acupuncture is as an adjunct to IVF cycles for primary and secondary female infertility.|
+^Methods|We conducted a literature search for relevant RCTs and ultimately included nine studies. The main selected outcomes included the rates of clinical pregnancy, ongoing pregnancy, miscarriage, live birth, and side effects. Patients receiving acupuncture were grouped together regardless of the acupuncture points used or the protocol for the insertion of needles. We performed a subgroup analysis according to whether studies originated inside and outside China to investigate the results of the different RCTs. We pooled outcomes as a risk ratio (RR) with 95% confidence interval (CI).|
+^Results| The analysis revealed that in China, acupuncture led to lower clinical [RR=0.80, 95% CI (0.66, 0.97), p=0.02] and ongoing [RR=0.78, 95% CI (0.63, 0.97), p=0.03] pregnancy rates than placebo. Outside China, acupuncture increased clinical pregnancy rates [RR=1.38, 95% CI (1.11, 1.71), p=0.003] and ongoing [RR=1.73, 95% CI (1.29, 2.31), p<0.001] pregnancy rates. Rates of live birth and miscarriage did not significantly differ between the arms. Regarding side effects, acupuncture groups had a significantly higher rate of puncture site itching compared to control groups [RR=1.51, 95% CI (1.12, 2.04), p=0.007]. |
+^Concusions|Overall analysis does not show a statistically significant increase in clinical pregnancy rates worldwide when using acupuncture as an adjunct therapy to IVF. There were no issues regarding patient safety from any included study. Subgroup results indicated that better rates for clinical pregnancy seem to be occurring more often in RCTs performed outside China than within.|
 === Tyler 2022 Ø ===
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 ^Wider implications|Using ultrasound guidance, soft catheters and hyaluronic acid at the time of ET appears to increase clinical pregnancy rates. The use of Atosiban, G-CSF and hCG showed a trend towards increased clinical pregnancy rate, but larger trials are required before adopting these interventions in clinical practice. Bed rest post-ET was associated with a reduction in clinical pregnancy and should not be recommended.|
-=== Zhou 2022 ★★===
+=== Zhou 2022 ★===
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 ^Conclusions| Using acupuncture as an adjuvant therapy to embryo transfer may improve the biochemical pregnancy, clinical pregnancy, ongoing pregnancy, and live birth outcomes compared to no adjuvant therapy controls. However, no significant difference was found between acupuncture as an adjuvant therapy to embryo transfer and sham-controls in any of the measured outcomes. This relationship forces us to recommend the use of acupuncture as adjuvant therapy in women undergoing in-vitro fertilization and inquire further studies comparing acupuncture and sham-controls to reach the best procedure.|
+=== Zhu 2022 ☆ ===
+Zhu C, Xia W, Huang J, Zhang X, Li F, Yu X, Ma J, Zeng Q. Effects of acupuncture on the pregnancy outcomes of frozen-thawed embryo transfer: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Front Public Health. 2022 Sep 9;10:987276.  https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.987276.
+^Background| Acupuncture is increasingly used as adjuvant therapy for infertile women undergoing frozen-thawed embryo transfer (FET); however, its effects and safety are highly controversial. This study aimed to evaluate the pooled effects of adjuvant acupuncture on FET pregnancy outcomes.|
+^Methods| We considered only randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that compared acupuncture with sham acupuncture or no adjuvant treatment during FET and the primary outcome was clinical pregnancy rate. Two authors separately selected studies, extracted data, and performed a risk of bias assessment. Pooled data were expressed as risk ratio (RR) or mean difference (MD), with a 95% confidence interval (CI). In addition, we conducted subgroup and sensitivity analyses to investigate the sources of heterogeneity, and we also constructed funnel plots to assess the likelihood of publication bias. Finally, Grading of Recommendation, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) was applied to evaluate the quality of evidence.|
+^Results| A total of **14 RCTs** with a total of **1,130 participants** were included in the study. We found significant effects of acupuncture adjuvant to FET on the outcomes of clinical pregnancy rate (RR = 1.54, 95% CI [1.28, 1.85], I 2 = 34%; 14 trials), biochemical pregnancy rate (RR = 1.51, 95% CI [1.21, 1.89]; 5 trials), endometrial thickness (MD = 0.97, 95% CI [0.43, 1.51]; 12 trials), and endometrial pattern (RR = 1.41, 95% CI [1.13, 1.75]; 7 trials). For live birth rate (RR = 1.48, 95% CI [0.90, 2.43], 4 trials), there were no statistical effectiveness. For subgroup analyses, most variables had tolerable heterogeneity (I 2 = 0%) except for trials that were sham-controlled, performed acupuncture only after FET, or <5 times, which appeared to interpret most of the heterogeneity. Additionally, the quality of evidence of all outcomes in this review ranged from low to moderate.|
+^Conclusion| Acupuncture could be instrumental in the pregnancy outcomes of FET, and has very few risks of severe adverse events; however, the quality of evidence is unsatisfactory. Further research with rigorous methodological quality should be considered, and the protocols of acupuncture also need more investigations (e.g., appropriate control groups, sessions, and times).|
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 ^Conclusion| Acupuncture administered around the time of embryo transfer did not have a statistically significant effect on IVF outcomes compared with placebo acupuncture.|
-=== Liu 2021 ===
+=== Liu 2021 ☆ ===
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 ==== Special Acupuncture Techniques ====
+=== Comparison of Acupuncture techniques ===
+== Bin 2025 ==
+Bin C, Zhong H, Zhang S, Luo Y, Su J, Li M, Wei S. Effects of acupuncture-related therapies on pregnancy outcomes among women undergoing in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer: a Bayesian network meta-analysis. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2025 May 9.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10815-025-03489-3
+^Backgound| This network meta-analysis aimed to assess the efficacy of different acupuncture-related therapies in improving pregnancy outcomes among women undergoing in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET).|
+^Methods| Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) examining acupuncture-related therapies as adjuncts to IVF-ET were systematically searched in eight databases from inception until January 15, 2025. Dichotomous outcomes concerning efficacy were evaluated as odds risk (OR) and continuous data as mean difference (MD) and 95% credible intervals (CrI) utilizing R 4.1.2 and Stata 16.1.|
+^Results| Through a comprehensive literature search, we ultimately identified **96 RCTs that involved 14,736 participants** and 15 interventions in this systematic analysis. Based on the clinical pregnancy rate outcome, warm acupuncture for three menstrual cycles before oocyte retrieval (WA-TTP, OR 3.56, 95% CrI 2.05 to 6.25, low certainty, SUCRA = 89.54%), acupuncture combined with moxibustion for three menstrual cycles before oocyte retrieval (AC + M-TTP, OR 3.31, 95% CrI 1.05 to 11.77, low certainty, SUCRA = 78.70%), and acupuncture for one menstrual cycle before oocyte retrieval (AC-OTP, OR 2.69, 95% CrI 1.76 to 4.09, moderate certainty, SUCRA = 77.98%) demonstrated potential superiority compared to false acupuncture or no treatment (F/N). Significant subgroup differences between clinical pregnancy rates were observed by subgroup analysis.|
+^Conclusion| Acupuncture-related therapies can potentially enhance clinical pregnancy rates among women undergoing IVF-ET, with WA-TTP, AC + M-TTP, and AC-OTP demonstrating potential superiority. AC-TTP demonstrated a greater efficacy in improving live birth rates, increasing endometrial thickness, and reducing pulsation index. Our findings emphasize that acupuncture-related therapies with a limited number of sessions before or after embryo transfer show minimal clinical benefit except auricular acupressure.|
+== Luo 2024 ==
+Luo MH, Tan Y, Zuo YC, Shi WY, Wang X, Zhang W. Effect of acupuncture and moxibustion as the adjuvant therapy on frozen-thawed embryo transfer: A network meta-analysis: 针灸辅助改善冻融胚胎移植疗效的网状Meta分析. World J Acupunct Moxibustion. 2024 Apr;34(2):103-116.
+^Objective| To evaluate the clinical effect of acupuncture- moxibustion as the adjuvant therapy on frozen-thawed embryo transfer (FET) using network meta-analysis.|
+^Methods| In PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang database (WanFang), VIP database and Chinese Biomedical Literature Database (SinoMed), the randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of the adjuvant therapy of acupuncture-moxibustion for FET were retrieved, from database inception to April 1, 2021. Cochrane risk of bias assessment tool was used to screen and evaluate the quality of the included studies, and RevMan 5.3, GeMTC0.14.3 and Stata16.0 software were adopted to complete the network meta-analysis.|
+^Results| **Twenty-nine RCTs comprising 2880 patients** were finally included, involving 17 interventions and 4 outcome measures. The results of network meta-analysis showed that the top three therapies under each outcome based on the magnitude of SUCRA values were: ① Clinical pregnancy rate (CPR, %): “transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation + herbal medicine” (76.4), “moxibustion + herbal medicine” (74.7), “acupuncture + moxibustion” (73.3); ②Biochemical pregnancy rate (BPR): “moxibustion + herbal medicine” (89.3), “acupuncture + moxibustion” (82.1), “acupuncture + herbal medicine” (78.7); ③Endometrial thickness: “acupoint injection + Western medicine” (87.2), auricular therapy (76.8), “acupuncture + herbal medicine” (73.5); ④Type A endometrial morphology rate: “acupoint injection + Western medicine ”(78.3), “moxibustion + herbal medicine” (58.0) and “acupuncture + moxibustion” (52.6).|
+^Conclusion| The combined treatment of acupuncture-moxibustion was superior to single therapy for FET patients. The combined therapy of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation and herbal medicine had the best effect for improving CPR, “moxibustion + herbal medicine” obtained the best average comprehensive effect, and “acupoint injection + Western medicine” was conductive to ameliorate the endometrial thickness and morphology. Due to the limitations of existing studies, more high-quality RCTs are needed in the future to further verify these conclusions.|
 === Electroacupuncture ===
+== Yang 2022 ★==
+Yang H, Hu WH, Xu GX, Yin ZH, Yu SY, Liu JJ, Xiao ZY, Zheng XY, Yang J, Liang FR. Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation for pregnancy outcomes in women undergoing in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Front Public Health. 2022 Aug 11;10:892973.  https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.892973.
+^Background|Infertility is a common health problem affecting couples of childbearing age. The proposal of in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET) solves the problem of infertility to a certain extent. However, the average success rate of IVF-ET is still low. Some studies conclude that transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) could improve pregnancy outcomes in women undergoing IVF-ET, however, there is a lack of comprehensive synthesis and evaluation of existing evidence.|
+^Objective|To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess whether TEAS is effective and safe to improve the pregnancy outcomes for women undergoing IVF-ET.|
+^Methods|Eight online databases were searched from inception to 19 November 2021. In addition, four clinical trial registries were also searched, relevant references were screened, and experts were consulted for possible eligible studies. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that included patients with infertility who underwent IVF and used TEAS as the main adjuvant treatment vs. non-TEAS or mock intervention controls were included. The clinical pregnancy rate (CPR) was considered the primary outcome. High-quality embryo rate (HQER), live birth rate (LBR), biochemical pregnancy rate (BPR), ongoing pregnancy rate (OPR), early miscarriage rate (EMR), birth defects rate (BDR), and adverse events related to interventions were regarded as secondary outcomes. The selection, data extraction, risk of bias assessment, and data synthesis were conducted by two independent researchers using Endnote software V.9.1 and Stata 16.0 software. The Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) system was used to evaluate the evidence quality of each outcome.|
+^Results|There were **19 RCTs involving 5,330 participants** included. The results of meta-analyses showed that TEAS can improve CPR [RR = 1.42, 95% CI (1.31, 1.54)], HQER [RR = 1.09, 95% CI (1.05, 1.14)], and BPR [RR = 1.45, 95% CI (1.22, 1.71)] of women underwent IVF-ET with low quality of evidence, and improve LBR [RR = 1.42, 95% CI (1.19, 1.69)] with moderate quality of evidence. There was no significant difference in EMR [RR = 1.08, 95% CI (0.80, 1.45)] and BDR [RR = 0.93, 95% CI (0.13, 6.54)] with very low and moderate quality of evidence, respectively. A cumulative meta-analysis showed that the effective value of TEAS vs. controls was relatively stable in 2018 [RR = 1.52, 95% CI (1.35, 1.71)]. In addition, no serious adverse events associated with TEAS were reported.|
+^Conclusion|Our findings suggest that TEAS may be an effective and safe adjuvant treatment for women undergoing IVF-ET to improve pregnancy outcomes. However, the current evidence quality is considered to be limited, and more high-quality RCTs are needed for further verification in the future.|
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 === Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome ===
+== Li 2024 ==
+Li YT, Li CL, Yang H, Huang L, Liu JJ, Zheng XY, Tao XY, Yu Z, Liang FR, Tian XP, Yang J. Correlation between acupuncture dose and pregnancy outcomes in women with polycystic ovary syndrome undergoing in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer: a systematic review. BMC Complement Med Ther. 2024 Nov 26;24(1):407.  https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-024-04695-9
+^Backgound| Increasing studies focused on the efficacy of acupuncture on pregnancy outcomes in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) undergoing in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET). However, debatable conclusions have been drawn from different randomized controlled trials (RCTs), which might be related to different doses of acupuncture.|
+^Objective| To evaluate whether acupuncture has a dose-dependent effect on pregnancy outcomes in patients with PCOS undergoing IVF-ET in systematically reviewing.|
+^Methods| Seven electronic databases were searched from inception to October 10th, 2024. The Cochrane Collaboration's tool ROB 2.0 (ROB 2.0) provided an assessment for the risk of bias. The acupuncture dose was extracted, then categorized into high, medium, and low dose according to the scoring system results, the evidence was assessed by Slavin's qualitative best-evidence synthesis approach in a rigours methodological way. Clinical pregnancy rate (CPR) was regarded as the primary outcome.|
+^Results| A total of **953 subjects** met the eligibility criteria in **12 RCTs** were included, among which two studies were low dose, four were medium dose, and six were high dose. The overall quality of included studies was low, 50.00% (6/12) studies were low risk, 16.67% (2/12) studies were some concerns, and 33.33% (4/12) studies were high risk. Comparing the results, the consistent high-dose result among high-quality trials provides strong evidence for a positive correlation between high-dose acupuncture and pregnancy outcomes.|
+^Conclusion| A trend indicates that higher acupuncture doses yield better outcomes for PCOS patients undergoing IVF-ET. Further confirmation through direct comparisons of different doses was needed|
 == Yin 2020 ☆☆ ==
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 ===== Overviews of Systematic Reviews =====
+==== Hu 2023 ====
+Hu XY, Xiu WC, Shi LJ, Jiao RM, Tian ZY, Hu XY, Ming TY, Gang WJ, Jing XH. [Acupuncture for in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer: an overview of systematic reviews]. Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2023 Sep 19;43(11):1315-1323.
+^Objectives| To evaluate the report quality, methodological quality and evidence quality of the systematic reviews and meta-analyses (SRs/MAs) of acupuncture for in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET).|
+^Methods| The SRs/MAs of acupuncture for IVF-ET were searched electronically from databases of CNKI, Wanfang, VIP, SinoMed, PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, from inception of each database to September 27th, 2022. Two reviewers independently screened the literature and extracted the data. Using PRISMA statement, the AMSTAR 2 scale and the GRADE system, the report quality, methodological quality and evidence quality of the included SRs/MAs were assessed.|
+^Results| A total of **28 SRs/MAs** were included, with PRISMA scores ranging from 8.5 points to 27 points. The problems of report quality focused on protocol and registration, retrieval, risk of bias in studies, additional analysis, limitations and funding. The methodological quality of included studies was generally low, reflecting on items 2, 3, 7, 10, 12 and 16. A total of 85 outcome indexes were included in the GRADE system for evidence grade evaluation. Most of the evidences were low or very low in quality. The reasons for the downgrade were related to study limitations, inconsistency, imprecision and publication bias.|
+^Conclusions| Acupuncture therapy improves the outcomes of IVF-ET, but the methodological quality and evidence quality of related SRs/MAs are low. It is recommended to conduct more high-quality studies in the future to provide more reliable evidences.|
 ==== Wang 2021 ====
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 | ⊕ positive recommendation (regardless of the level of evidence reported) \\ Ø negative recommendation (or lack of evidence) |
-===  American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM, USA) 2017 Ø   ===
+=== European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) 2023 Ø ===
+ESHRE Add-ons working group; Lundin K, Bentzen JG, Bozdag G, Ebner T, Harper J, Le Clef N, Moffett A, Norcross S, Polyzos NP, Rautakallio-Hokkanen S, Sfontouris I, Sermon K, Vermeulen N, Pinborg A. Good practice recommendations on add-ons in reproductive medicine†. Hum Reprod. 2023 Sep 25:dead184. https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/dead184
+| **Acupuncture**, Chinese and herbal medicine and other complementary therapies are not recommended.|
+=== American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM, USA) 2017 Ø   ===
 Practice Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Performing the embryo transfer: a guideline. Fertil Steril. 2017;107(4):882-96.   {{:medias securises:acupuncture:evaluation:gyneco-obstetrique:asrm-182135.pdf|[182135].}}

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