Table 1.

Demographic characteristics.

	WS-TCM	Usual care	ACU	P-value
Non-donor cycles
Group N	119	580	370
Age a,b	35.0 ± 4.0	34.3 ± 4.3	34.9 ± 4.3	NS
FSHa,b	10.9 ± 3.4	10.7 ± 3.1	11.2 ± 3.9	NS
Total antral follicle counta,b,f	8.0 ± 2.4	8.3 ± 2.5	7.9 ± 2.6	0.0497
Primary infertilityc,d	48.0	51.4	52.7	NS
Cause of infertilityc,d
Male	40.0	36.6	35.4	NS
Diminished ovarian reserve	31.1	20.9	27.3	0.01
Endometriosis	10.1	11.9	12.7	NS
Ovulatory dysfunction	17.7	20.7	21.6	NS
Tubal	15.1	15.9	13.0	NS
Uterine	6.7	5.9	5.2	NS
Otherf	13.5	7.8	6.0	0.03
Unknown	8.4	14.5	14.3	NS
Multiple diagnoses	34.5	31.4	30.8	NS
Cycle number c,d
First cyclef	57.4	72.6	70.0	0.004
Repeated cyclef	42.6	27.4	30.0	0.004

	WS-TCM	Usual care	ACU	P-value
Doner cycles
Group N	21	104	37
Primary infertilityc,d	47.6	34.6	45.9	NS
Cause of infertility
Malec,e	19.0	16.3	10.8	NS
Diminished ovarian reservec,d	81.0	92.3	89.2	NS
Endometriosisc,e	0.0	16.3	10.8	NS
Ovulatory dysfunctionc,e	9.5	1.0	2.7	NS
Tubalc,e	9.5	6.7	5.4	NS
Uterinec,e	9.5	7.6	5.4	NS
Otherc,e	4.8	9.6	8.1	NS
Unknownc,e	0.0	0.0	0.0	NS
Multiple diagnosesc,e,f	28.6	42.3	24.3	0.02
Cycle number
First cyclec,e	57.1	51.0	67.6	NS
Repeated cyclec,e	42.9	49.0	32.4	NS

^aData are mean ± SD

^bAnalysis of variance

^cData are proportion

^dchi-squared

^eFisher's exact

^fSignificant findings (P < 0.05).

ACU, women receiving acupuncture on day of embryo transfer; NS, not statistically significant; WS-TCM, Whole-systems traditional Chinese medicine.