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Subject:

	Infertility

Study Conducted:	Country:	Institution:

	China		Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical College, Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Dalian

Citation:

	Dong, D., and Xu, P., "Treatment of 4 Cases of Infertility with Foot Reflexotherapy." (1998) China Reflexology Symposium Report, Beijing : China Reflexology Association, pages 58-59 .

Synopsis:

4 out-patients cases, 3 had primary infertility (never been pregnant) and 1 had secondary infertility (pregnant once but not able to conceive again), ages 26-30, were given 30-40 minutes of foot reflexology daily for 10 days along with an adjustment of the excretory and nervous-humoral systems. Before the session, they had both their feet soaked in warm water for 10-15 minutes and drank 300-500 ml of warm water. Reflexology was not given during menstruation. All 4 cases became pregnant after the sessions.

Conclusion:

	Foot reflexology was found to be effective for the relief of infertility.

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