Going through the process of IVF or any other Assisted Reproductive Technique (ART) can be a costly and stressful venture for all couples. Although the process is something that both the male and female must go through, it is clear that the majority of treatment is centered on the female.
IVF: The Male’s Role
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54 Cases of Male Fertility Treated with Acupuncture and Moxibustion
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A study in China was conducted on 54 males with sub fertility. 1-3 months of acupuncture treatments were given and a sperm analysis was carried out before and after treatment. 55.5% of patients successfully [Read more...]
Treatment of Varicocele with Chinese Herbal Medicine
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In issue #11, of the 2002 Zhejiang Journal of Chinese Medicine, 65 males with varying degrees of varicocele were treated with a Chinese herbal medicine formula for one treatment course which consisted of 3 months. Varicocele is seen as an issue of blood stagnation with concurrent Kidney deficiency in TCM, therefore the formula consisted of herbs intended to boost the “Kidney”, “quicken the blood” and to “transform stasis”. Of the 65 men treated with the herbal formula, 11 were cured completely (they conceived), 25 experienced an increase in sperm counts and motility returned to normal. A moderate effect was experienced by 18 patients while 11 experienced no effect at all. The total success rate was 83.07%. [1]
1. The Treatment of 65 Cases of Sterility Due to Varicocele with Yi Shen Tong Luo Fang (Boost the Kidneys & Free the Flow of the Network Vessels Formula) by Sun Zi-xue, Zhe Jiang Zhong Yi Za Zhi Zhejiang Journal of Chinese Medicine #11, 2002.
Chinese Herbal Medicine and Low Sperm Motility
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A study published in the Jiangsu Chinese Medicine Journal (1993) treated thirty five cases of low sperm motility with the Chinese herbal medicine formula “Qiang Jing Jian” [Read more...]Acupuncture and Moxibustion Improve Normal-Form Sperm
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A study published in the Asian Journal of Andology in 2003 looked at the effects of performing acupuncture and moxibustion on males with semen abnormalities. Moxibustion is the burning of the herb “mugwort” [Read more...]
Acupuncture Improves Sperm Motility and Morphology
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A study from the Archives of Andrology looked at the effect of acupuncture on sperm quality of males who were suffering from subfertility due to sperm impairment. [Read more...]
