Clinical observation on the efficacy of acupuncture in treating ovulatory infertility

OBJECTIVE: To observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture in treating infertility caused by ovulatory disorders. METHODS: 87 patients meeting the diagnostic criteria who visited the gynecology outpatient department of the Affiliated Hospital of Shaanxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine from September 2015 to November 2016 were randomly divided into a treatment group (n=44) and a control group (n=43). The control group received Western medicine treatment, while the treatment group received acupuncture in addition to Western medicine. The clinical efficacy of the two groups was compared. RESULTS: The pregnancy rate in the treatment group was significantly higher than that in the control group (P<0.05); the miscarriage rate in the control group was significantly higher than that in the treatment group (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: Acupuncture treatment for infertility caused by ovulatory disorders can significantly improve the pregnancy rate and reduce the miscarriage rate, and is worthy of widespread clinical application.