Building resilience: A preliminary exploration of women's perceptions of the use of acupuncture as an adjunct to In Vitro Fertilisation |
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| Authors: | Sheryl de Lacey Caroline A Smith Charlotte Paterson |
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| Affiliation: | (1) School of Nursing & Midwifery, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, 5001 Adelaide, SA, Australia;(2) Centre for Complementary Medicine Research, The University of Western Sydney, Locked Bag 1797, 1797 Penrith South, NSW, Australia;(3) Institute of Health Service Research, Peninsula Medical School, St Luke's Campus, Heavitree Road, EX1 2LU Exeter, UK |
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| Abstract: | Background In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) is now an accepted and effective treatment for infertility, however IVF is acknowledged as contributing to, rather than lessening, the overall psychosocial effects of infertility. Psychological and counselling interventions have previously been widely recommended in parallel with infertility treatments but whilst in many jurisdictions counselling is recommended or mandatory, it may not be widely used. Acupuncture is increasingly used as an adjunct to IVF, in this preliminary study we sought to investigate the experience of infertile women who had used acupuncture to improve their fertility. |
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