A randomized controlled trial has demonstrated that manual acupuncture significantly improves embryo quality, two-pronuclei (2PN) fertilization rates, and cumulative pregnancy outcomes in women aged 35 to 42 undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF). Conducted at the Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the study also revealed key metabolic pathway changes in follicular fluid after acupuncture, highlighting retinol, glycine-serine-threonine, and glycerophospholipid metabolism as biological mechanisms of efficacy [1]. See full article at link below:
https://www.healthcmi.com/Acupuncture-Continuing-Education-News/2362-acupuncture-ups-embryo-quality-pregnancy-rates-in-ivf-patients