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Use of acupuncture in equine reproduction.

Schofield WA

Hagyard Equine Medical Institute, 4250 Iron Works Pike, Lexington, KY 40511, USA. wschofield@hagyard.com

The goal of this review is to provide evidence supporting the physiologic basis for the use of acupuncture as a treatment in equine reproduction, and to discuss current uses of acupuncture for the treatment of anestrus, urine pooling, uterine infection and/or fluid, infertility, maintenance of pregnancy, cryptorchidism, musculoskeletal pain, and poor libido in stallions. The benefits achieved through acupuncture treatment are thought to be a result of hormonal regulation, altered smooth muscle motility, and general stress and/or pain relief from musculoskeletal or environmental conditions.

Published 30 June 2008 in Theriogenology, 70(3): 430-4.
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