Oriental Medical Treatment as Supplementary Treatment Method in ART: clinical review
Dongguk Univ-Seoul, Graduate School of Oriental Medicine
Dept. of Ob&Gy, Dongguk Univ Ilsan Oriental Hospital
Dong-Il Kim
Objective : To evaluate the effect of Korean medical treatment as supplementary treatment method in ART.
Methods : The research was investigated with Korean, Chinese and western medical clinical journals of ART with herbal medicine, acupuncture, and other oriental medical treatment as supplementary treatment.
Results : In comparison between sole ART and ART with oriental medical treatment as supplementary medical treatment, according to the reviewed journals, with herbal treatment as the additional treatment, ART with additional herbal treatment achieved notably better result when ovulation rate, quality of oocyte, pregnant rate were compared. In the indepth review and analysis of five journals of ART with acupuncture intervention, firm effective results were not found, however, acupuncture intervention on patients with embryo transplantation had higher achievement rate in artificial insemination.
Conclusions : According to the review of the Korean, Chinese, and western medical journals of the effect of Korean medical treatment as supplementary treatment method in ART, acupuncture, herbal medicine, and other oriental medical therapies in ART contribute to the improvement of the outcome of ART. The limit in the research was limited strong enough well-designed RCT studies as evidence for they were very seldom.
Key Words : Acupuncture, herbal medicine, ART, IVF
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