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Table 3 Number of Studies by CAM Method (Nā€‰=ā€‰147)

From: Evidence for the use of complementary and alternative medicines during fertility treatment: a scoping review

Alternative Medicine Systems

(AMS)

Biological Based Therapies

(BBT)

Manipulative and Body-Based Therapies

(MBBT)

Mind-Body Therapies

(MBT)

Acupuncture (nā€‰=ā€‰44)a

Herbal Medicine (nā€‰=ā€‰16)b

Massage (nā€‰=ā€‰3)

Hypnosis (nā€‰=ā€‰2)

Ayurveda (nā€‰=ā€‰17)

Homeopathy (nā€‰=ā€‰1)

Osteopathy (nā€‰=ā€‰1)

Relaxation (nā€‰=ā€‰8)

Traditional Chinese Medicine (nā€‰=ā€‰71)a,b

Naturopathy (nā€‰=ā€‰1)

Chiropractic medicine, reiki, reflexology, shiatsu, therapeutic touch, touch therapy (nā€‰=ā€‰0)

Yoga (nā€‰=ā€‰3)

  1. aThere were 11 articles that contained evidence for both acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine. Duplicate articles were reviewed in all categories
  2. bThere were 6 articles that contained evidence for both acupuncture and herbal medicine. Duplicate articles were reviewed in all categories