Assertion: acupuncture | /r/CapableOf | increase fertility
Facets:
value: in infertile patients
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: The verdict is still out on whether acupuncture does increase fertility, but some research is promising.
text: Although a few small-sample (case, or case series) studies including an n=57 randomized placebo-controlled study from 2009 suggest acupuncture can increase fertility in infertile patients, as later editorials and papers asserted, these results, "should be considered preliminary awaiting further supporting evidence," and, "[t]he current evidence showing that acupuncture might improve poor semen quality is insufficient because of the small number of studies, inadequacy of procedures and/or insufficient information for semen analysis, high levels of heterogeneity, high risk of bias, and poor quality of reporting.