This prospective randomized controlled trial is designed to investigate the effect of acupuncture on IVF/ICSI outcome in women with poor ovarian response. The study population consisted of all infertile women with a previous poor ovarian response who will undergo IVF/ICSI in Reproductive Biomedicine Research Center, Royan institute, Tehran Iran. To minimize the effect of ovarian stimulation protocol, a stratified randomization method according to ovarian stimulation protocols (GnRH agonist stopped and GnRH antagonist) is used.
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Total number of retrieved oocytes
Timeframe: Day of oocyte pick-up, 34-36 hours after hCG administration (approximately Stimulation Day 10)
Oocyte maturity
Timeframe: Day of oocyte pick-up, 34-36 hours after hCG administration (approximately Stimulation Day 10)
Quality of obtained embryos
Timeframe: 3 days after IVF/ICSI procedure