| Autor: |
Lee Mee Ho, Shu Li Chui, Siew Chen Hum, Johnny Qi Ming Foo, Stephanie Man Chung Fook-Chong, Shaw Fong Chong, Man Geng, Kim Gek Loh, Kin Yee Loh, Shaw Ni Lee, Su Ling Yu, Tze Tein Yong |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2015 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Asian Pacific Journal of Reproduction, Vol 4, Iss 4, Pp 266-271 (2015) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2305-0500 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.apjr.2015.07.004 |
| Popis: |
Objective: To evaluate the effect of acupuncture treatment on semen parameters and the proportion of mature and functional sperm as measured by using sperm-hyaluronan binding assay (HBA) in subfertile Singapore men. Methods: Singaporean male subjects undergoing subfertility investigation were enrolled prospectively in this pilot study. Each subject received acupuncture treatment at fixed acupoints and two acupuncture sessions per week for 10 weeks. A total of five semen samples were obtained from each subject at 5 weekly intervals up to 20 weeks of the study; at Pre-treatment, Treatment 1 (5th week), Treatment 2 (10th week), Post-treatment 1 (15th week) and Post-treatment 2 (20th week). Semen analysis was performed to assess semen parameters and HBA score (percentage of motile sperm bound to hyaluronan) to determine the proportion of mature and functional sperm. Results: Mean HBA scores improved significantly from 12.0% at Pre-treatment, to 18.4% (P = 0.03) at 5th week and was 16.8% (P = 0.07) at 10th week of acupuncture treatment. After completion of acupuncture treatment, HBA scores continued to increase significantly to 25.8% (P |
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