The Therapeutic Effects of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Poor Semen Quality in Infertile Males

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Title:	The Therapeutic Effects of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Poor Semen Quality in Infertile Males
Authors:	Wang, Shu-Chiu Wang, Shu-Chen Li, Chia-Jung Lin, Ching-Heng Huang, Hsiao-Lin Tsai, Liang-Miin Chang, Chiung-Hung
Contributors:	Tainan Municipal Hosp, Show Chwan Med Care Corp, Dept Tradit Chinese Med Tainan Municipal Hosp, Show Chwan Med Care Corp, Dept Gen Lab Show Chwan Hlth Mem Hosp, Res Assistant Ctr Taichung Vet Gen Hosp, Dept Med Res Fu Jen Catholic Univ, Dept Publ Hlth, Coll Med Natl Taipei Univ Nursing & Hlth Sci, Dept Hlth Care Management Chia Nan Univ Pharm & Sci, Inst Ind Safety & Disaster Prevent Natl Cheng Kung Univ, Natl Cheng Kung Univ Hosp, Dept Internal Med, Coll Med Tainan Municipal Hosp, Dept Internal Med, Show Chwan Med Care Corp Taichung Vet Gen Hosp, Dept Tradit Chinese Med
Keywords:	male infertility semen parameters traditional Chinese medicine
Date:	2018-09
Issue Date:	2019-11-15 15:46:40 (UTC+8)
Publisher:	MDPI
Abstract:	Poor sperm quality is one of the main factors of male infertility. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has been used frequently in clinical practice in many countries to treat a wide array of infertile problems. To further understand the effects of TCM on semen quality, we retrospectively enrolled patients with male infertility and poor semen quality at the Tainan Municipal Hospital in Taiwan between 2013 and 2016. Semen quality analysis in accordance with the WHO criteria is an essential step in the evaluation of male fertility status. Associations between the semen parameters and body mass index, smoking status, alcohol use, duration of infertility, and age were also analyzed. A total of 126 male infertility patients with abnormal semen analysis were included in this study: 50 TCM users and 13 TCM non-users. The basic characteristics of the two groups were not significantly different. TCM users account for 92.5% of the total semen improvement subjects. In conclusion, TCM supplementation may have a beneficial role as improving sperm quality for infertility patients.
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Relation:	Journal of Clinical Medicine, v.7, n.9, 239
Appears in Collections:	[Dept. of Occupational Safety] Periodical Articles

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