Infertility
Conditions
Interventions
Group B (acupuncture during FET cycle):Acupuncture treatment during transplantation cycle only
Group C (no acupuncture):No acupuncture treatment
Group A (acupuncture before FET cycle):Acupuncture treatment within three months prior to embryo transfer
Sponsors
Sichuan Jinxin Xinan Womens and Childrens Hospital Chengdu City Sichuan Province
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
21 Years to 37 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients who fulfill all of the following criteria will be included. (1) Infertile patients are planning to undergo FET; (2) Aged 21-38 years; (3) Having frozen embryos (at least 1 good quality blastocyst or 2 high-quality cleavage embryos); (4) Adopted hormone replacement therapy (HRT) as the endometrial preparation regimen; (5) Hysteroscopy was completed with no abnormality; (6) Signed informed consent voluntarily.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who fulfill any of the following criteria will be excluded. (1) Those who intend to perform preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) of embryos; (2) History of uterine malformation (e.g. unicornuate uterus bicornuate uterus untreated septate uterus) and other untreated diseases that can damage the endometrial cavity (e.g. uterine adenomyosis submucous myoma uterine adhesion or scarred uterus). (3) History of endocrine metabolic diseases such as uncorrected hyperprolactinemia hyperandrogenism thyroid dysfunction and chronic adrenal cortical dysfunction. (4) History of recurrent miscarriage; (5) Acupuncture syncope and other conditions that are prohibited to use acupuncture for example high risk of hemorrhage serious infection or skin diseases(e.g. allergies ulcers or scars) at the acupuncture site; (6) Acupuncture treatment in the past 3 months.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Clinical pregnancy; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Health economics indicator;Endometrial receptivity;Other pregnancy-related indicators: biochemical pregnancy, ongoing pregnancy, ectopic pregnancy, live birth, first-trimester pregnancy loss. ;Cycle cancellation; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactJie Yang
Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Sichuan Jinxin Xinan Womens and Childrens Hospital Chengdu City Sichuan Province
Outcome results
None listed