Effects of Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation on Ovarian Responses and Pregnancy Outcomes in Patients Undergoing IVF-ET: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine2022年28卷第5期 页码:434-439
Affiliations:
1.Department of Reproductive Medicine, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Beijing (100026),China
2.Center for Reproductive Medicine, Beijing Jia-En De Yun Hospital, Beijing (100089), China
Author bio:
Dr. WANG Shu-yu, E-mail: wangshuyu@ccmu.edu.cn
Funds:
the Special Scientific Research Fund of Sanitary Public Welfare Profession of China(201302013)
Zhi-jin ZHAI, Jia-en LIU, Ling-ling LEI, 等. 经皮电刺激穴位对IVF-ET患者卵巢反应与妊娠结局的影响[J]. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine, 2022,28(5):434-439.
Zhi-jin ZHAI, Jia-en LIU, Ling-ling LEI, et al. Effects of Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation on Ovarian Responses and Pregnancy Outcomes in Patients Undergoing IVF-ET: A Randomized Controlled Trial[J]. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine, 2022,28(5):434-439.
Zhi-jin ZHAI, Jia-en LIU, Ling-ling LEI, 等. 经皮电刺激穴位对IVF-ET患者卵巢反应与妊娠结局的影响[J]. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine, 2022,28(5):434-439. DOI: 10.1007/s11655-021-3457-8.
Zhi-jin ZHAI, Jia-en LIU, Ling-ling LEI, et al. Effects of Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation on Ovarian Responses and Pregnancy Outcomes in Patients Undergoing IVF-ET: A Randomized Controlled Trial[J]. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine, 2022,28(5):434-439. DOI: 10.1007/s11655-021-3457-8.
To evaluate the influence of different transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) modes on ovarian responses and pregnancy outcomes in patients with infertility undergoing
in vitro
fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET).
Methods:
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Two hundred infertility patients undergoing IVF-ET were divided randomly into experimental groups (TEAS groups: E-Ⅰ
E-Ⅱ
E-Ⅲ
and E-Ⅳ
40 cases each group) and a control group (mock TEAS group
40 patients) using the random number method. The patients in the experimental groups received TEAS treatment of 20
30
40 and 50 mA for the E-Ⅰ
E-Ⅱ
E-Ⅲ and E-Ⅳ groups
respectively. The control group received a treatment of 5 mA. TEAS was applied at acupoints of Guanyuan (RN 4)
Zhongji (RN 3)
Sanyinjiao (SP 6)
Zigong (EX-CA 1)
and Taixi (KI 13)
once a day for 30 min each time for a treatment period of 10–13 d. Treatment effect was assessed using the following indicators: endometrial thickness on the 6th day of gonadotropin treatment (GN6 day)
endometrial thickness on the day on chorionic gonadotropin administration (HCG day)
number of ovarian follicles on HCG day
number of ova captured
amount of estrogen required for each harvested ova
number of mature ova divided by the total number of ova
percentage of high-quality embryos
and clinical pregnancy.
Results:
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Endometrial thickness in the experimental groups on the HCG day was significantly better than that of the control group after TEAS stimulation (
P
=0.01). TEAS exhibited a greater impact on the number of ova captured (
P
=0.003). However
the effect of TEAS stimulation on the high-quality embryo rate and clinical pregnancy in patients was not statistically significant (
P
>
0.05).
Conclusions:
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TEAS is an effective method in improving the ovarian state. When the stimulus intensity was at 40 mA and above
it could be helpful to improve the patient's endometrial condition and endometrial receptivity and to retrieve more oocytes. (Trial registration No. ChiCTR-TRC-11001780)
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