CASE REPORT – ACUPUNCTURE TREATMENT IN MALE INFERTILITY DUE TO ASTHENOZOOSPERMIA
Jihe Zhu*, Blagica Arsovska and Kristina Kozovska
ABSTRACT
When it comes to fertility issues in couples, both male and female partners can be affected by infertility. 25 – 30% of the infertility cases are due to male factor. Acupuncture as a treatment for male infertility can help the couples to increase the ability to conceive, correct the imbalances in the body and increase the sperm motility In the research is presented a case of 37 year old male patient, diagnosed with asthenozooospermia. The patients was treated with acupuncture treatment and no additional treatments were made or any other medications taken. 8 treatments were done, two times monthly, in a period of 4 months. With the acupuncture treatment the sperm motility was increased and improved, the morphology was normalized, the number of the sperm with irregular morphology and changes in the head, neck and tail were reduced, the total number sperm was increased and the pH value of the sperm was normalized. In the pregnancy process, the acupuncture treatment as part of the TCM is a very helpful and effective treatment in improving and supporting the male factor i.e. the male infertility causes while eliminating the blockages and stagnancies from the meridians in the whole body. The results of the case report support the significance of the acupuncture treatment in male patients struggling with infertility due to asthenozoospermia.
Keywords: Infertility, asthenozoospermia, acupuncture, traditional Chinese medicine.
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