Evidence mapPaperPMID 41847472Full record

ReviewInternational journal of women's health2026

Exploration of Acupoint Compatibility Patterns in Acupuncture Treatment for Infertility Based on Data Mining.

Jun Liu, Juncha Zhang, Haiping Li, Zichun Yuan, Jiaxin Liu, Weiwei Jia, Yi Sun, Xuesong Wang, Yanfen She

Abstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in International journal of women's health, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
0citing papers in PubMed
field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Jun Liu *College of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Massage, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, People's Republic of China.
Juncha Zhang *College of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Massage, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, People's Republic of China.
Haiping Li *College of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Massage, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0001-5103-5033
Zichun YuanDepartment of Graduate School, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0009-0002-2945-6469
Jiaxin LiuCollege of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Massage, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, People's Republic of China.
Weiwei JiaCollege of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Massage, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, People's Republic of China.
Yi SunCollege of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Massage, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, People's Republic of China.
Xuesong WangCenter for Rehabilitation Medicine, Rehabilitation & Sports Medicine Research Institute of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital), Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0003-3259-1880
Yanfen SheCollege of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Massage, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, People's Republic of China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to explore the compatibility rules of acupoint selection in acupuncture treatment for infertility using data mining techniques. Methods: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs)on acupuncture treatment for infertility were retrieved from the China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang Data Knowledge Service Platform, VIP Chinese Journal Service Platform, Chinese Biomedical Literature Database, PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library up to September 22, 2024. The frequency of acupoint use, meridian attribution, selection of specific points, and acupoint association rules in the treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome-related infertility, diminished ovarian reserve related infertility, and unexplained infertility were analyzed using R language. Cytoscape was employed to visualize acupoint associations and disease-acupoint co-occurrence networks. Results: A total of 220 prescriptions for infertility were included, covering 92 acupoints with an overall frequency of 3,653 uses. The top three frequently used acupoints were Conclusion: This study provides valuable insights for the clinical selection of acupoint combinations in the acupuncture treatment of infertility, offering directions for optimizing acupoint strategies in clinical practice.

Indexed as

acupointsacupunctureassociation rulesdata mininginfertility

Identifiers

PMID41847472
PMCPMC12990803

What Socratic holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the Socratic graph.