Fertility and Pregnancy

Fertility: IVF and ART fertility resources, and other related sites

Resolve
http://www.resolve.org/
IVF Connections
http://www.ivfconnections.com/
Infertility Resources for Consumers
http://www.ihr.com/infertility/
My Fertileground
http://www.myfertileground.com/

Nutrition; nutrition during pregnancy:

Debra Betts
http://acupuncture.rhizome.net.nz/Deficiency/Medicine.aspx

Paul Pitchford
http://www.healingwithwholefoods.com/bio.html
Traditional Chinese Medicine for Pregnancy Labor and Delivery Post Partum Care
http://www.ancientcurrent.com/acupuncture/2010/04/28/traditional-chinese-medicine-for-pregnancy-labor-delivery-and-post-partum-care/
The Slow Down Diet by Marc David
http://www.leviticus11.com/slowdowndiet.htm

Articles
Effects of Acupuncture on the Outcome of In Vitro Fertilization and Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection: A Randomized, Prospective, Controlled Clinical Study

This study includes 225 patients undergoing IVF/ICSI acupuncture on the day of the transfer and a second acupuncture treatment, who also receive a treatment on the day of the transfer, and then again three days later, for implantation. The results: those who received placebo acupuncture had ongoing pregnancy rates of 15%, while those who received acupuncture had an ongoing pregnancy rate of 33%.
Source: American Society For Reporoductive Medicine / Elsevier Inc (Fertility & Sterility, Vol.85, No.5). Publish Date: May, 2006

Effects of Acupuncture on the Pregnancy Rate in Patients who Undergo Assisted Reproduction Therapy

This is the original study on acupuncture and IVF that revealed the potential effect of the use of Acupuncture before and after IVF transfer. It was published in the Fertility and Sterility journal, which is the internationally recognized peer reviewed journal for Reproductive Endocrinologists and other health care professionals in the field. One hundred and sixty patients were involved in the study; 80 received acupuncture just before and just after IVF transfer, the other 80 did not receive acupuncture treatment. The results: those who received acupuncture had an ongoing pregnancy rate of 42% and those who did not receive acupuncture had ongoing pregnancy rates of 26%.
Source: American Society For Reporoductive Medicine / Elsevier Science Inc (Fertility & Sterility, Vol.77, No.4). Publish Date: April, 2002. Download Article (PDF)

Effects of Acupuncture During Labor and Delivery in a U.S. Hospital Setting: A Case-control Pilot Study

In a case-control pilot study, 45 patients received acupuncture during labor and delivery alongside standard care. Results: Even when controlled for maternal age, gestational age, parity, and use of oxytocin, Acupuncture patients underwent significantly fewer cesarean sections.
Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 15(5):501-5.
Publish date: May 2009.
View article:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19432512