Feasibility of acupuncture as an adjunct intervention for ovulatory disorder infertility: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Table 1 Search strategy for PubMed

Search	Terms
1	“Infertility” (MeSH Terms)
2	“Infertility” (Title/Abstract) OR “Infertile” (Title/Abstract) OR “Sterility” (Title/Abstract) OR “Sterile” (Title/Abstract)
3	1 OR 2
4	“Anovulation” (MeSH Terms)
5	“Ovulatory dysfunction” (Title/Abstract) OR “Anovulation” (Title/Abstract) OR “Anovulatory” (Title/Abstract) OR “Ovulatory disorders” (Title/Abstract) OR “Ovulation failure” (Title/Abstract) OR “Ovarian stimulation” (Title/Abstract) OR “Ovarian induction” (Title/Abstract)
6	4 OR 5
7	“Acupuncture” (MeSH Terms)
8	“Acupuncture” (Title/Abstract) OR “Acupuncture Therapy” (Title/Abstract) OR “Auricular Points” (Title/Abstract) OR “Ear acupuncture” (Title/Abstract) OR “Electroacupuncture” (Title/Abstract) OR “Electro-acupuncture” (Title/Abstract) OR “Meridians” (Title/Abstract) OR “Acupuncture Points” (Title/Abstract) OR “Acupressure” (Title/Abstract) OR “Auricular” (Title/Abstract) OR “Acusector” (Title/Abstract) OR “Needle” (Title/Abstract) OR “Fire Needle” (Title/Abstract) “Acupoint catgut embedding” (Title/Abstract) OR “Moxibustion” (Title/Abstract) OR “Scalp acupuncture points” (Title/Abstract) OR “Bleeding” (Title/Abstract) OR “Acupoint injection” (Title/Abstract) OR “Needle knife” (Title/Abstract)
9	7 OR 8
10	(“Randomized controlled trial” (Publication Type) OR “Controlled clinical trial” (Publication Type) OR “Randomized” (Title/Abstract) OR “Placebo” (Title/Abstract) OR “Clinical trials as topic” (MeSH Terms) OR “Randomly” (Title/Abstract) OR “Trial” (Title)) NOT “Animals” (MeSH Terms) NOT “Humans” (MeSH Terms)
11	3 AND 6 AND 9 AND 10