Whole Transcriptome Sequencing Reveals How Acupuncture and Moxibustion Increase Pregnancy Rate in Patients Undergoing In Vitro Fertilization-Embryo Transplantation
Table 2
General characteristic of women in this study.
Terms
Case group (n=6)
Control group (n=6)
P
Age, years
31±2.37
27.5 ±2.43
0.03
Infertility years
5.75±2.40
2.83±0.68
0.02
BMI, kg/m2
21.52±1.35
20.77±1.01
0.30
Age of menarche, years
14.33±1.51
13±0.89
0.09
Menstrual cycle, days
58.75±60.04
32.08 ±10.10
0.30
Menstrual duration
6.58±0.86
5.58±1.16
0.12
EMT before acupuncture and moxibustion (on the day of transplant)
9.3±1.15
10.26±1.34
0.21
EMT after acupuncture and moxibustion (on the day of transplant)
8.65±0.73
10.26±1.34
0.02
Clinical pregnancy rate
83.33%
50%
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BMI= body mass index; EMT= endometrium thickness. Difference between the case and control groups was compared by student’s test. P< 0.05 indicated statistical significance.