The effectiveness of Korean herbal medicine in infertile men with poor semen quality: A prospective observational pilot study

We examined the effects and safety of Korean herbal medicine (MYOMI‐14) to treat infertile men with low semen quality. This study included 17 patients who received MYOMI‐14 for 10 weeks. The primary outcomes were the mean differences between sperm test values. The secondary outcomes were changes in...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Andrologia 2019-05, Vol.51 (4), p.e13226-n/a
Hauptverfasser:	Jo, Junyoung, Lee, Sun Haeng, Yoon, Suk Ran, Kim, Kwan‐Il
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Clinical trials Drugs, Chinese Herbal - pharmacology Drugs, Chinese Herbal - therapeutic use Herbal medicine Humans Infertility, Male - drug therapy Infertility, Male - psychology Male male infertility Medicine, Korean Traditional - methods Pilot Projects Prospective Studies Quality of Life Scrotum Semen semen analysis Skin Sperm Sperm Count Sperm Motility - drug effects traditional Korean medicine Treatment Outcome Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	We examined the effects and safety of Korean herbal medicine (MYOMI‐14) to treat infertile men with low semen quality. This study included 17 patients who received MYOMI‐14 for 10 weeks. The primary outcomes were the mean differences between sperm test values. The secondary outcomes were changes in the Fertility Quality of Life and the difference in skin temperature between the thigh and scrotum. Adverse events were also monitored. The average values of sperm concentration, sperm progressive motility and total motile sperm count significantly improved after MYOMI‐14 treatment (36.2%, 51.7% and 55.5%, respectively; p
ISSN:	0303-4569 1439-0272
DOI:	10.1111/and.13226