| Can complementary/alternative medicine be used to treat infertility? | |
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PMID: 20453590 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Infertility affects more than 7.3 million American women. When traditional treatments fail, alternative methods may be sought, but unfortunately some of them could be exploitative rather than legitimate. The intent of this article is to examine various complementary alternative medicine (CAM) treatments and techniques, and assess their known efficacy in the treatment of infertility. For research purposes, the National Institutes of Health has divided CAM into five domains: (1) whole medical systems; (2) mind-body medicine; (3) biologically based practices; (4) manipulative and body-based practices; and (5) energy medicine. Each of these domains is defined and discussed. Scientific evidence relating to the efficacy of procedures is presented and correlated to fertility outcomes. Information for nursing interventions is included as a means of better understanding what the infertile couple needs. |
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Authors:
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Linda K Bennington |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: MCN. The American journal of maternal child nursing Volume: 35 ISSN: 1539-0683 ISO Abbreviation: MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs Publication Date: 2010 May-Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-05-10 Completed Date: 2010-08-26 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7605941 Medline TA: MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 140-7; quiz 147-9 Citation Subset: IM; N |
Affiliation:
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Old Dominion University, College of Health Sciences, School of Nursing, Norfolk, VA, USA. lbenning@odu.edu |
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Complementary Therapies
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classification,
methods*,
nursing Evidence-Based Practice Female Humans Infertility, Female / epidemiology, psychology, therapy* Nurse's Role Patient Education as Topic Pregnancy Pregnancy Outcome / epidemiology Research Design Treatment Outcome United States / epidemiology |
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