Qin X, Coyle ME, Yang L, et al. - Researchers performed a systematic review of the current state of evidence of acupuncture for uncomplicated recurrent urinary tract infections (rUTI) in women. They searched nine databases (PubMed, Embase, CENTRAL, CINAHL, AMED, CBM, CNKI, CQVIP, Wanfang) from inception to February 2019 and identified five RCTs involving 341 participants for inclusion.  These studies had low to moderate methodological quality and strength of the evidence. Relative to antibiotics, acupuncture therapies have greater chance of achieving a composite cure (three studies, 170 participants). Lower risk of UTI recurrence was reported with acupuncture than with no treatment (two studies, 135 participants) and sham acupuncture (one study, 53 participants). Per the evidence gained, acupuncture seems beneficial for treatment and prophylaxis of rUTIs.