Auriculotherapy procedure for assisted reproduction therapy
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Auriculotherapy procedure for assisted reproduction therapy
Published on 03-06-2008
"bahauch" - this is their first post.
Hello,
In researching acupuncture treatment modalities that can be used to support patients with various infertility issues, I came across an article "Influence of acupuncture on the pregnancy rate in patients who undergo assisted reproduction therapy" (Fertility and Sterility. 2002;77:721-724).
The article describes the use of the following auricular points: 55 (Shenmen), 58 (Zhigong), 22 (Neifenmi), and 34 (Naodian), but not the particular map/system of auriculotherapy to which they pertain. Has anyone read this article who could possibly clarify this for me?
Many thanks!
Bethany Hauch
Bethany Hauch
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comment by "ChadD" (acupuncturist)
on Mar 2008
The points listed in the article are standard TCM auricular points. They would appear in most auricular texts. My site has only a fraction of the TCM points as we focused on presenting a slightly different system of auricular acupuncture.
We use much of the information from the oleson text, but you wouldn't want that for standard TCM points.
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