[a] Fertility Clinic Trianglen, Hellerup, Denmark [b] Holistic Acupuncture Clinic, Frederiksberg C, Denmark [c] Sandrini Acupuncture I/S, Varde, Denmark

Received 7 December 2005; received in revised form 7 December 2005; accepted 7 December 2005 published online 5 April 2006.

The present data corroborate previous studies demonstrating a significant beneficial effect of acupuncture in IVF. A final proof of this effect, however, requires larger, prospective, placebo-controlled trials.