Treatment progress of cryptozoospermia with Western Medicine and traditional Chinese medicine: A literature review
Abstract Background and Aims Cryptozoospermia is an extreme oligozoospermia with an unsatisfactory treatment effect, with an incidence rate of approximately 8.73% in male infertility, whose effective solution has become the call of the times. Western Medicine has achieved certain effects through dru...
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| author | Huang Liu Zefang Luo Jinghua Chen Houbin Zheng Qingqi Zeng |
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| description | Abstract Background and Aims Cryptozoospermia is an extreme oligozoospermia with an unsatisfactory treatment effect, with an incidence rate of approximately 8.73% in male infertility, whose effective solution has become the call of the times. Western Medicine has achieved certain effects through drugs, surgery, and assisted reproductive therapy, but this is still not ideal. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has made many achievements in other disciplines; however, there is still a lack of evidence‐based medical evidence to improve sperm production. Methods The relevant literatures from the China National Knowledge Internet (CNKI) and PubMed in the past 10 years were collected in this article, of which the mechanisms, advantages, or current controversies of various treatment methods of Western Medicine and TCM were analyzed, to find new treatment methods and research directions. Results With the development of modern science and technology, medical treatments for cryptozoospermia have become increasingly abundant; however, there is still no universally recognized unified and effective guiding plan. Although TCM has not been fully verified by evidence‐based medicine, most TCM combined with Western Medicine can achieve unexpected results. Conclusion The combination of TCM and Western Medicine may become a bane for cryptozoospermia and bring good news to infertile men worldwide. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-aa909ab052634df4a6c7ffcd242605b62023-08-24T06:32:46ZengWileyHealth Science Reports2398-88352023-01-0161n/an/a10.1002/hsr2.1019Treatment progress of cryptozoospermia with Western Medicine and traditional Chinese medicine: A literature reviewHuang Liu0Zefang Luo1Jinghua Chen2Houbin Zheng3Qingqi Zeng4The First School of Clinical Medicine Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing ChinaNHC Key Laboratory of Male Reproduction and Genetics, Department of Andrology, Guangdong Provincial Reproductive Science Institute (Guangdong Provincial Fertility Hospital) Human Sperm Bank of Guangdong Province Guangzhou ChinaReproductive Medical Centre of Sun Yat‐sen Memorial Hospital Sun Yat‐sen University Guangzhou ChinaNHC Key Laboratory of Male Reproduction and Genetics, Department of Andrology, Guangdong Provincial Reproductive Science Institute (Guangdong Provincial Fertility Hospital) Human Sperm Bank of Guangdong Province Guangzhou ChinaThe First School of Clinical Medicine Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing ChinaAbstract Background and Aims Cryptozoospermia is an extreme oligozoospermia with an unsatisfactory treatment effect, with an incidence rate of approximately 8.73% in male infertility, whose effective solution has become the call of the times. Western Medicine has achieved certain effects through drugs, surgery, and assisted reproductive therapy, but this is still not ideal. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has made many achievements in other disciplines; however, there is still a lack of evidence‐based medical evidence to improve sperm production. Methods The relevant literatures from the China National Knowledge Internet (CNKI) and PubMed in the past 10 years were collected in this article, of which the mechanisms, advantages, or current controversies of various treatment methods of Western Medicine and TCM were analyzed, to find new treatment methods and research directions. Results With the development of modern science and technology, medical treatments for cryptozoospermia have become increasingly abundant; however, there is still no universally recognized unified and effective guiding plan. Although TCM has not been fully verified by evidence‐based medicine, most TCM combined with Western Medicine can achieve unexpected results. Conclusion The combination of TCM and Western Medicine may become a bane for cryptozoospermia and bring good news to infertile men worldwide.https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.1019cryptozoospermiamechanismstraditional Chinese medicinetreatmentWestern Medicine |
| spellingShingle | Huang Liu Zefang Luo Jinghua Chen Houbin Zheng Qingqi Zeng Treatment progress of cryptozoospermia with Western Medicine and traditional Chinese medicine: A literature review Health Science Reports cryptozoospermia mechanisms traditional Chinese medicine treatment Western Medicine |
| title | Treatment progress of cryptozoospermia with Western Medicine and traditional Chinese medicine: A literature review |
| title_full | Treatment progress of cryptozoospermia with Western Medicine and traditional Chinese medicine: A literature review |
| title_fullStr | Treatment progress of cryptozoospermia with Western Medicine and traditional Chinese medicine: A literature review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Treatment progress of cryptozoospermia with Western Medicine and traditional Chinese medicine: A literature review |
| title_short | Treatment progress of cryptozoospermia with Western Medicine and traditional Chinese medicine: A literature review |
| title_sort | treatment progress of cryptozoospermia with western medicine and traditional chinese medicine a literature review |
| topic | cryptozoospermia mechanisms traditional Chinese medicine treatment Western Medicine |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.1019 |
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