Acupuncture and IVF Study Shows Early Promise for Increased Take Home Baby Rates
Board Certified Reproductive Endocrinologist and Infertility
Specialist Teams with Licensed Acupuncturist in Largest Ongoing
Eastern/Western Pregnancy Study
Specialist Teams with Licensed Acupuncturist in Largest Ongoing
Eastern/Western Pregnancy Study
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Aug 12, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
Dr. Paul C. Magarelli, a nationally noted specialist in the field
of reproductive endocrinology and infertility, and Dr. Diane K.
Cridennda, a recognized authority on acupuncture and Traditional
Chinese Medicine, have announced early results of an ongoing study
linking acupuncture to positive in-vitro fertilization (IVF) outcomes.
The study, which includes the largest-ever participant pool for a
study of its kind, explores the increase in take home baby rates
associated with combined Eastern and Western medicine treatments.
Dr. Paul C. Magarelli, a nationally noted specialist in the field
of reproductive endocrinology and infertility, and Dr. Diane K.
Cridennda, a recognized authority on acupuncture and Traditional
Chinese Medicine, have announced early results of an ongoing study
linking acupuncture to positive in-vitro fertilization (IVF) outcomes.
The study, which includes the largest-ever participant pool for a
study of its kind, explores the increase in take home baby rates
associated with combined Eastern and Western medicine treatments.
Drs. Magarelli and Cridennda's ongoing research shows an
astonishing 15 percent increase in pregnancies, with a 23 percent
climb in actual births in IVF patients treated with acupuncture. In
addition, of the 578 patients Magarelli has co-treated at the
Reproductive Medicine & Fertility Centers and East Winds Acupuncture
from 2003 to 2008, 26 percent more patients became pregnant with
acupuncture treatments added to IVF, saving them the costs and
heartache of having to repeat an IVF cycle. This savings would
decrease the national IVF fertility costs by more than $150,000,000
per year in the United States alone.
astonishing 15 percent increase in pregnancies, with a 23 percent
climb in actual births in IVF patients treated with acupuncture. In
addition, of the 578 patients Magarelli has co-treated at the
Reproductive Medicine & Fertility Centers and East Winds Acupuncture
from 2003 to 2008, 26 percent more patients became pregnant with
acupuncture treatments added to IVF, saving them the costs and
heartache of having to repeat an IVF cycle. This savings would
decrease the national IVF fertility costs by more than $150,000,000
per year in the United States alone.
"Infertility is a condition that affects more than 7.3 million
people nationwide, and many of those couples are unaware of the
potential that acupuncture holds for them," said Dr. Magarelli. "Our
study demonstrates that acupuncture increases uterine blood flow,
reduces stress and has an overall positive impact on our IVF patients.
And the results really speak for themselves: one of every four of our
patients who have used acupuncture in conjunction with IVF has not had
to repeat an IVF cycle to create their families."
people nationwide, and many of those couples are unaware of the
potential that acupuncture holds for them," said Dr. Magarelli. "Our
study demonstrates that acupuncture increases uterine blood flow,
reduces stress and has an overall positive impact on our IVF patients.
And the results really speak for themselves: one of every four of our
patients who have used acupuncture in conjunction with IVF has not had
to repeat an IVF cycle to create their families."
A three-part exploration of Drs. Magarelli and Cridennda's ongoing
breakthrough acupuncture and IVF study will be published in Fertility
Today magazine later this year. To learn more, visit
www.ColoradoSpringsIVF.com or call toll-free 877-475-BABY.
breakthrough acupuncture and IVF study will be published in Fertility
Today magazine later this year. To learn more, visit
www.ColoradoSpringsIVF.com or call toll-free 877-475-BABY.
ABOUT DR. PAUL C. MAGARELLI
Dr. Paul Magarelli, MD., Ph.D., a member of the GENESIS Network
for Reproductive Health ( www.genesisivf.com), recently won the
Practicing Physicians Award from the Pacific Coast Reproductive
Society for his groundbreaking research on the impact of acupuncture
on IVF pregnancies. Not only is he known for his instrumental work in
creating new pricing structures to provide cost-effective, competent
IVF care for the average wage earner, but he is best known to his
patients for applying high-tech procedures with a personal touch. In
addition to co-founding the Corona Institute for Reproductive Medicine
& Fertility, he is the medical director of the Reproductive Medicine
and Fertility Centers in Colorado and New Mexico, where he specializes
in infertility and all aspects of hormonal pathology in women. Dr.
Magarelli has been interviewed as an expert source for MSNBC,
Fertility & Sterility and PregnancyandBaby.com. To learn more, visit
www.ColoradoSpringsIVF.com and www.CoronaFertility.com.
for Reproductive Health ( www.genesisivf.com), recently won the
Practicing Physicians Award from the Pacific Coast Reproductive
Society for his groundbreaking research on the impact of acupuncture
on IVF pregnancies. Not only is he known for his instrumental work in
creating new pricing structures to provide cost-effective, competent
IVF care for the average wage earner, but he is best known to his
patients for applying high-tech procedures with a personal touch. In
addition to co-founding the Corona Institute for Reproductive Medicine
& Fertility, he is the medical director of the Reproductive Medicine
and Fertility Centers in Colorado and New Mexico, where he specializes
in infertility and all aspects of hormonal pathology in women. Dr.
Magarelli has been interviewed as an expert source for MSNBC,
Fertility & Sterility and PregnancyandBaby.com. To learn more, visit
www.ColoradoSpringsIVF.com and www.CoronaFertility.com.
ABOUT DR. DIANE K. CRIDENNDA
Diane K. Cridennda, L.Ac., (FABORM) is Board Certified in the
field of Reproductive Oriental Medicine. She graduated from the
International Institute of Chinese Medicine in l995 with her Masters
of Oriental Medicine degree. She trained in Beijing, China to explore
the root of this ancient healing art. She is NCCA certified, licensed
in Colorado and is a member of Resolve, a national infertility support
group. She has also had extensive training in Traditional Chinese
Herbal Medicine. For more than seven years, Diane has been working
with Reproductive Endocrinologists using a combination of Eastern and
Western medicine therapies for the treatment of infertility. To learn
more, visit www.EastWindsAcupuncture.com.
field of Reproductive Oriental Medicine. She graduated from the
International Institute of Chinese Medicine in l995 with her Masters
of Oriental Medicine degree. She trained in Beijing, China to explore
the root of this ancient healing art. She is NCCA certified, licensed
in Colorado and is a member of Resolve, a national infertility support
group. She has also had extensive training in Traditional Chinese
Herbal Medicine. For more than seven years, Diane has been working
with Reproductive Endocrinologists using a combination of Eastern and
Western medicine therapies for the treatment of infertility. To learn
more, visit www.EastWindsAcupuncture.com.
SOURCE: Reproductive Medicine and Fertility Centers
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