Can Chinese herbal medicine improve outcomes of in vitro fertilization? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

BACKGROUND: A large number of infertile couples are choosing Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) as an adjuvant therapy to improve their success when undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF). There is no systematic review to evaluate the impact of CHM on the IVF outcomes. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effecti...

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Main Authors: Huijuan Cao, Mei Han, Ernest H Y Ng, Xiaoke Wu, Andrew Flower, George Lewith, Jian-Ping Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3858252?pdf=render