Clinical observation and study of mechanisms of needle-picking therapy for primary infertility of abnormal sperm

To search for the best method for increasing clinical therapeutic effect on primary abnormality of sperm. One hundred and sixty-eight cases of infertility were randomly divided into a treatment group of 85 cases and a control group of 83 cases. The treatment group were treated with needle-picking at...

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Published inZhōngguó zhēnjiǔ Vol. 26; no. 6; p. 389
Main Authors Dong, Chen, Chen, Shu-ren, Jiang, Jie, Xiao, Yuan-hui, Cai, Ming-xue, Zhang, Yue-juan, Xu, Hao, Deng, Lie-hua, Li, Shu
Format Journal Article
LanguageChinese
Published China 01.06.2006
Subjects
Acupuncture Therapy
Adult
Female
Humans
Infertility, Male - therapy
Male
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Rate
Sperm Count
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Summary:To search for the best method for increasing clinical therapeutic effect on primary abnormality of sperm. One hundred and sixty-eight cases of infertility were randomly divided into a treatment group of 85 cases and a control group of 83 cases. The treatment group were treated with needle-picking at bilateral Shengzhi points, Dicong Shenjing points and L2 Shenjing points as main. The control group were treated with oral administration of Wuzi Yanzong Pills [symbol: see text]. Their therapeutic effects were observed in 3 hospitals. The total effective rate of 83.5% and the pregnancy rate of the patient's wife of 78.8% in the treatment group, and corresponding figures were 54.2% and 43.4% in the control group, with a very significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.01); and reproductive hormones improved significantly after treatment in the two groups (P < 0.01); after treatment, superoxide dismulase (SOD) activity and Zn content in semen were elevated and cadmium level decreased significantly in the t
ISSN:0255-2930