The effect of acupuncture and moxibustion treatment in patients with moderate to severe semen abnormalities—A pilot study

• Main Authors: Chih-Hsiang Chuang, 莊智翔
• Other Authors: Tsan-Hung Chiu
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2007
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/05103094413617532360

碩士 === 中國醫藥大學 === 中國醫學研究所碩士班 === 95 === The effect of acupuncture and moxibustion treatment in patients with moderate to severe semen abnormalities—A pilot study Chih-Hsiang Chuang Professor：Tsan-Hung Chiu Institute of Chinese Medical Science,China Medical University,Taiwam,ROC Abstract Despite no active western medicine therapy for non-systemic disease or male infertility of unknown reason，Chinese medicine has provided many chronological classics- and journals-mentioned methods among which acupuncture is relatively acceptable worldwide. The related researches in Taiwan are insufficient，asides from no accredited laboratory test to confirm the therapy effects. The sterility-associated acupuncture points were rotarily acupunctured on the right and left，beside 30 minutes Moxibustion which was manipulated twice a week： Qihai，Guanyuan，Mingmen，Shenshu，Zhishi，Zusanli，Sanyinjiao and Taixi. The 12-week acupuncture was plied for the 3-month course. Before acupuncture，the examinations were executed：(1)blood testing for FSH，LH，testosterone，and prolactin；(2)testis ultrasound；(3)the first semen analysis regarding semen liquefaction time，semen viscosity，semen quantity，pH，sperm concentration，total sperm number，sperm motility，sperm morphology，Zn2+，Ca2+，NO2-，and NO3-. When the treatment was implemented every 4 weeks，the analysis was followed up once. When the final 12-week course was completed，the analysis was performed again，plus testis ultrasound and blood testing for FSH，LH，testosterone，and prolactin. The final analysis was finished after the 3-month interval. The Wilcoxon signed-rank test-obtained data were acquired. After half-year laboratory test and observation，the effect of acupuncture on blood testing for LH，and testosterone，and the semen analysis about semen liquefaction time，semen viscosity，pH，sperm concentration，total sperm number，sperm motility，sperm morphology，Zn2+，Ca2+，NO2-，and NO3- was insignificantly different (p >0.05). Otherwise，that of acupuncture on semen quantity reduction，an increase in sperm head abnormalities，a decrease in sperm tail abnormalities，and FSH and prolactin increase was significantly different (p <0.05) Two of the 8 patients of varicocele of spermatic vein no longer had such disease；one of them，the recurrence after 3-month follow up. Therefore，the effect of acupuncture on moderate-severe semen quality problems was insignificantly different. The proper times of acupuncturing were 16. Any increase or decrease in the times would harm spermatogenesis. The success rate of treating varicocele of spermatic vein was 25％. Keyword：acupuncture，sperm，semen，varicocele .