Effect of Pregnancy Outcome after Acupuncture on Point Selected by Infrared Thermography on the Day of Embryo Transfer*

In this study we intend to evaluate the effect of electro-acupuncture on the pregnancy outcome in the infertility women undergoing ART, and to observe a temperature gradients change of stimulation points and during electro-acupuncture by medical infrared imaging. Methods: This study was a pilot study, approved by the Ethics Committee of the University of Ulm, Germany. Seventy-four infertile women undergoing treatment with IVF (In vitro fertilization) (n=31) or ICSI (intracytoplasmic sperm injection) (n=43) were recruited into the study. Each patient in the experimental group received an electro-acupuncture treat…