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Most of these studies may be found on either MedLine (Pubmed), a free database of medical journals, or PLOS One. This list is not exhaustive as studies are ongoing and are published frequently. For a list of present and planned studies, a good place to review is the Cochrane Library online.

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45. Nedeljković M, Bouzas-Ammann G, Zimmermann L, Stute P, Ausfeld-Hafter B., Modalities of acupuncture treatments in assisted reproductive technology–a comparison of treatment practice in Swiss, German, and Austrian fertility centers with findings from randomized controlled trials, Forsch Komplementmed. 2013;20(2):112-8. doi: 10.1159/000350717. Epub 2013 Apr 12, PMID: 23636030, Universität Bern, Kollegiale Instanz für Komplementärmedizin KIKOM, Bern, Schweiz.

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55. Walker EM, Rodriguez AI, Kohn B, Ball RM, Pegg J, Pocock JR, Nunez R, Peterson E, Jakary S, Levine RA., Acupuncture versus venlafaxine for the management of vasomotor symptoms in patients with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer: a randomized controlled trial, J Clin Oncol. 2010 Feb 1;28(4):634-40. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2009.23.5150. Epub 2009 Dec 28, Department of Radiation Oncology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI 48202, USA.

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63. Hong YL, Tan Y, Yin YY, Zou YJ, Guo YH, Nie XW., Effect of electro-acupuncture on clinical outcomes and ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome in in vitro fertilization and embryo transplantation. Zhongguo Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi. 2014 Nov;34(11):1292-6.

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67. Wang F, Fang YG, Chen YR, Bai Y, Wu X, Liu BY, Acupuncture for premature ovarian failure: a prospective cohort study, Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2014 Jul;34(7):653-6.

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69. Leonhardt H, Hellström M, Gull B, Lind AK, Nilsson L, Janson PO, Stener-Victorin E., Serum anti-Müllerian hormone and ovarian morphology assessed by magnetic resonance imaging in response to acupuncture and exercise in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: secondary analyses of a randomized controlled trial, Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2015 Mar;94(3):279-87. doi: 10.1111/aogs.12571. Epub 2015 Jan 28.

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