**Abbreviations**


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## **Author details**

**Abbreviations**

AI artificial insemination AMH anti‐Müllerian hormone AR androgen receptor

98 Chinese Medical Therapies for Diabetes, Infertility, Silicosis and the Theoretical Basis

BAI Beck Anxiety Inventory BMI body mass index

BSSJD Bushen Shengjing Decoction

DOR diminished ovarian reserve

FPI Fertility Problem Inventory FSCs flavonoids from Semen cuscutaes FSH follicle‐stimulating hormone

FSHR follicle‐stimulating hormone receptor GnRH gonadotropin‐releasing hormone

GnRHa gonadotrophin‐releasing hormone analogue

GRADE Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development

and Evaluation

EA electro‐acupuncture ER estrogen receptor

HBV/HCV hepatitis B/C virus

LH luteinizing hormone

LHR luteinizing hormone receptor MAPK mitogen‐activated protein kinases MPF maturation‐promoting factor

hCG human chorionic gonadotropin HIV human immunodeficiency virus HPG hypothalamic‐pituitary‐gonad ICSI intracytoplasmic sperm injection IUI intra‐uterine insemination

IVF‐ET *in vitro* fertilization and embryo transfer KYDS Kidney‐Yang deficiency syndrome

E2 estradiol

CCCT the clomiphene citrate challenge test cGMP cyclic guanosine monophosphate

CREB cAMP‐response element binding protein

cAMP concentrations of cyclic adenosine monophosphate

ART assisted reproductive technology

Yen‐Nung Liao1 , Wen‐Long Hu1, 2, 3 and Yu‐Chiang Hung1, 4\*

\*Address all correspondence to: hungyuchiang@gmail.com

1 Department of Chinese Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

2 Kaohsiung Medical University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

3 Fooyin University College of Nursing, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

4 School of Chinese Medicine for Post Baccalaureate, I‐Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
