The efficacy of acupuncture in in vitro fertilization treatment is a very controversial issue. Four metaanalysis have been published over the last months (El-Toukhy et al., 2008; Manheimer et al., 2008; Ng et al., 2008; El-Toukhy and Khalaf, 2009) leading to opposite conclusions. Three metaanalysis conclude that there is no evidence of acupuncture efficacy (El-Toukhy et al., 2008; Manheimer et al., 2008; El-Toukhy and Khalaf, 2009), whereas another one concludes that acupuncture improves rates of pregnancy and live birth (Manheimer et al., 2008).
