The following provide some reference and background information about fertility treatments. All articles are property of their respective authors and publishers.
Medical Article #1 Reduction of blood flow impedance in the uterine arteries of infertile women with electro-acupuncture
lisabet Stener-Victorin, Urban Waldenström, Sven A. Andersson and Matts Wikland
Medical Article #2 Acupuncture Normalizes Dysfunction of Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Ovarian Axis
Bo-Ying Chen M.D., Professor of Neurobiology
Medical Article #3 Acupuncture Treatment For Infertile Women Undergoing Intracytoplasmic Sperm injection
Sandra L. Emmons, MD, Phillip Patton, MD
Medical Article #4 Effects of Electro-Acupuncture on Nerve Growth Factor and Ovarian Morphology in Rats with Experimentally Induced Polycystic Ovaries
Elisabet Stener-Victorin, Thomas Lundeberg, Urban Waldenström, Luigi Manni, Luigi Aloe, Stefan Gunnarsson, and Per Olof Janson
Medical Article #5 Substitution of Acupuncture for HCG in Ovulation Induction
Cai Xuefen, Obstetrical & Gynecological Hospital, Zhejiang Medical University, Zhejiang Province
Medical Article #6 Relationship Between Blood Radioimmunoreactive Beta-Endorphin and Hand Skin Temperature During The Electro-Acupuncture Induction of Ovulation
Chen Bo Ying M.D. Lecturer of Neurobiology, Institute of Acupuncture Research, and Yu Jin, MD., Prof of Gynecology, Obstetricus and Gynecology Hospital Shanghai Medical University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Medical Article #7 Influence of acupuncture on the pregnancy rate in patients who undergo assisted reproduction therapy
Wolfgang E. Paulus, M.D., Department of Reproductive Medicine, Christian-Lauritzen-Institut. Mingmin Zhang, M.D., Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China. Erwin Strehler, M.D., Department of Reproductive Medicine, Christian-Lauritzen-Institut. Imam El-Danasouri, Ph.D., Department of Reproductive Medicine, Christian-Lauritzen-Institut. and Karl Sterzik, M.D. Department of Reproductive Medicine, Christian-Lauritzen-Institute.
Medical Article #8 Role of acupucture in the treatment of female infertility
Raymond Chang, M.D., The Institute of East-West Medicine, The Department of Internal Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University. Pak H. Chung, M.D., The Department of Internal Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University. Zev Rosenwaks, M.D., The Center for Reproductive Medicine and Infertility.
Medical Article #10 Adjuvant L-arginine treatment in controlled ovarian hyperstimulation: a double-blind, randomized study
Cesare Battaglia, Giorgia Regnani , Tiziana Marsella, Fabio Facchinetti, Annibale Volpe, Stefano Venturoli and Carlo Flamigni