Acupuncture for Male Factor

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This is a nice article reviewing the research that has been done on acupuncture and male factor infertility.  It reviews the individual studies/outcomes as well as states the overall findings... complete with a handy chart that reviews motility, concentration and volume.

Article Title: A prospective randomized placebo-controlled study of the effect of acupuncture in infertile patients with severe oligoasthenozoospermia


Results: The results of the present study support the significance of acupuncture in male patients with severe oligoastheno- zoospermia. More evidence has to be accumulated before the efficacy and effectiveness of acupuncture in male infer- tility can be evaluated. 

Effects of Acupuncture on IVF with ICSI

Effect of acupuncture on the outcome of in vitro

fertilization and intracytoplasmic sperm injection:

a randomized, prospective, controlled clinical study

See Study Here: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16616748

Conclusion(s): Luteal-phase acupuncture has a positive effect on the outcome of IVF/ICSI. (Fertil Steril 2006;

xx:xxx. ©2006 by American Society for Reproductive Medicine.)