Chinese Herbal Products for Female Infertility in Taiwan: A Population-Based Cohort Study

Female infertility and low birth rate are significant public health issues with profound social, psychological, and economic consequences. Some infertile women resort to conventional, complementary, or alternative therapies to conceive. The aim of this study was to identify the Chinese herbal produc...

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Main Authors: Hung, Yu-Chiang, Kao, Chao-Wei, Lin, Che-Chen, Liao, Yen-Nung, Wu, Bei-Yu, Hung, I-Ling, Hu, Wen-Long
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Health 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4839918/
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Summary:Female infertility and low birth rate are significant public health issues with profound social, psychological, and economic consequences. Some infertile women resort to conventional, complementary, or alternative therapies to conceive. The aim of this study was to identify the Chinese herbal products (CHPs) most commonly used for female infertility in Taiwan.