Distribution of TCM syndrome types and their correlation semen parameters in infertility patients with varicocele / 中华男科学杂志
National Journal of Andrology
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(12): 922-925, 2020.
Article
in Chinese
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| ID: wpr-880293
ABSTRACT
Objective@#To explore the distribution of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) syndrome types and their relationship with semen parameters in infertility male patients with varicocele (VC).@*METHODS@#Using Questionnaire on Clinical Symptoms of Varicocele-Caused Male Infertility, we made an investigation among 147 infertility male patients with VC, determined the types of their TCM syndromes, obtained their semen parameters, and analyzed the distribution of the TCM syndrome types and their correlation with semen parameters.@*RESULTS@#Of the TCM syndrome types identified, kidney deficiency and stagnated heat constituted the largest proportion (34.7%), and the mixed type accounted for a significantly higher percentage than the simple type (P < 0.05). The patients with kidney deficiency and stagnated heat, compared with those with other syndrome types, had a dramatically lower sperm concentration ([21.62 ± 9.25] vs [28.88 ± 12.92] ×10⁶/ml, P < 0.01), but a higher percentage of morphologically abnormal sperm ([98.33 ± 0.15]% vs [96.27 ± 0.18]%, P < 0.05) and DNA fragmentation index ([19.72 ± 3.17]% vs [10.96 ± 3.82]%, P < 0.01). No statistically significant differences were observed in the percentage of progressively motile sperm among different TCM syndrome types.@*CONCLUSIONS@#Kidney deficiency and stagnated heat is a main TCM syndrome type in infertility male patients with varicocele and correlated with sperm concentration, the percentage of morphologically abnormal sperm and DNA fragmentation index.
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Main subject:
Semen
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Sperm Count
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Sperm Motility
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Spermatozoa
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Syndrome
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Varicocele
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DNA Fragmentation
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Semen Analysis
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Infertility, Male
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Medicine, Chinese Traditional
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
National Journal of Andrology
Year:
2020
Type:
Article
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