- ALLERGY, RESPIRATORY
- Air Pollution May Raise Blood Pressure
- Traffic, Dust Linked to Asthma in Kids
- Air Quality Better in Northeast, Midwest
- ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
- Acupuncture, Real or Fake, Eases Back Pain
- Should Your Child Be Seeing a Chiropractor?
- Acupuncture Eases Side Effects of Head, Neck Cancer Treatments
- ANIMAL CARE
- 'Comfort Dogs' Come to Emotional Rescue
- Safe Toys for Dogs
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- BONES & JOINTS
- Vitamin K Doesn't Slow Bone Loss
- Living Near Major Road May Boost Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk
- Bone Loss Stable on Restricted Calorie Diet
- CANCER
- Many Ignore Symptoms of Bladder Trouble
- Poor Women Seem to Be Skipping Breast Cancer Drugs
- Multiple Screening Strategy Boosts Cervical Cancer Detection
- CAREGIVING
- Tainted China Formula Caused High Rate of Kidney Stones in Kids
- Caring for Aging Loved Ones Can Be a Catch-22
- Exercise During Pregnancy May Help Baby
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- Mercury in Fish Linked to High Blood Pressure
- Exercise Extends Life of Kidney Patients
- Common Antioxidant Might Slow Parkinson's
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- Mouse Study Finds Molecule That Tells Hair to Grow
- Study Evaluates Laser Therapies for Hair Removal
- Contact Lenses Boost Kids' Self-Image
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- Obesity Boosts Gum Disease Risk
- Holistic Dentistry-My View
- DIABETES
- Drug May Not Help Diabetes-Related Eye Damage
- 24 Million Americans Had Diabetes in 2007
- Fish Twice a Week Cuts Diabetics' Kidney Risks
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- Review Finds Marijuana May Help MS Patients
- Could Your Cell Phone Help Shield You From Alzheimer's?
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
- Short-Term Air Pollution Exposure May Damage DNA
- Old-Growth Forests Dying Off in U.S. West
- Dementia Underestimated in Developing Countries
- EYE CARE, VISION
- Ordinary Chores Cause Half of All Eye Injuries
- Kids Who Spend More Time Outdoors Have Better Vision
- Impotence Drugs Don't Harm Vision: Study
- FITNESS
- Avoiding a Holiday Season of Discontent
- Want to Stop Cancer? You Can, Experts Say
- Early Exercise Boosts Outcomes for ICU Patients
- GASTROINTESTINAL PROBLEMS
- Gum Chewing May Speed Colon Surgery Recovery
- Olive Oil May Protect Against Bowel Disease
- Japanese Herbals May Ease Gastro Woes
- GENERAL HEALTH
- Maximize Your Run
- Dr Churchill & Ashley Pelton Interview 1 of 4
- Trans-Fat Ban In New York City Is Proving successful
- HEAD & NECK
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- Zen May Thicken Brain, Thwart Pain
- Ski Helmets Encouraged for All
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- Subway Defibrillators Save Lives
- Study Suggests Link Between Cell Phones and Brain Tumors
- Using Light Therapy to Silence Harmful Brain Activity
- HEART & CARDIOVASCULAR
- Drinking Your Way to Health? Perhaps Not
- Irregular Heartbeat Tied to Alzheimer's Disease
- Omega-3, Some Omega-6 Fatty Acids Boost Cardiovascular Health
- INFECTIOUS DISEASE
- Swine Flu Is Now a Pandemic Says W.H.O.
- Poor Restroom Cleaning Causes Cruise-Ship Sickness
- Chinese 'Devil Dung' Plant Could Be a Swine Flu Fighter
- KID'S HEALTH
- Breast-Feeding May Protect a Woman's Heart
- 6 Million U.S. Kids Lack Enough Vitamin D
- Family Medicine Cabinet Top Source Of Kid's Poisonings
- MEN'S HEALTH
- Countdown to Hair Loss
- Sunlight May Help Protect Men From Kidney Cancer
- The Dark Side of Vegetarianism
- MENTAL HEALTH
- Have a Goal in Life? You Might Live Longer
- Optimism May Boost Immune System
- Fear Response May Stem From Protein in Brain
- PREGNANCY
- Breast-Feeding Benefits Moms and Babies
- Mom's Extra Pregnancy Pounds May Raise Child's Heart Risks
- Alternative Treatments May Boost IVF Success
- SENIORS
- Mediterranean Diet Plus Exercise Lowers Alzheimer's Risk
- Keeping Mentally Active Seems To Keep The Brain Active
- Nighttime Urination Linked to Higher Death Rate Among Elderly
Alternative Treatments May Boost IVF Success
By eHolistic.com Published: 10/22/2009
(HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that mind-body treatment can boost the odds that infertile women will become pregnant by in vitro fertilization -- at least after more than one cycle.
Dr. Alice Domar, who specializes in mind-body therapy in Boston, assigned one group of women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) to take part in 10 sessions of a mind-body program; another group undergoing IVF did not take part. There was no difference in pregnancy rates between the two groups.
But things changed during the next cycle of IVF treatments. Then, 52 percent of the women who took part in the mind-body program became pregnant, compared with 20 percent of those in the other group.
Mind-body sessions appeared to be especially helpful for women who were more depressed, judging from test scores, the study found.
"It's clear, based on this carefully designed study, that a holistic approach to infertility care leads to better outcomes for patients," Dr. R. Dale McClure, president of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, said in a news release from the organization.
In a related study, researchers from the University of California, San Francisco, surveyed 431 infertile couples undergoing treatment and found that 28 percent had tried complementary and alternative medical therapy. Acupuncture was the most common approach (22 percent had tried it), followed by herbal therapies (17 percent) and body work (5 percent).
Wealthier people were most likely to have tried the alternative therapies, the study found.
A similar study from New York researchers found that even more of the couples tried alternative therapies: 47 percent. Of them, more than 90 percent called the therapy effective.
The studies were scheduled to be released at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine annual meeting, Oct. 17-21 in Atlanta.
SOURCES: American Society for Reproductive Medicine, news release, Oct. 19, 2009
