Korean medicine for male infertility: a prospective observational pilot study
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Diseases of The genitoruinary system
- Registration Number
- KCT0002611
- Lead Sponsor
- Kyung Hee University Oriental Medical Center
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 20
Inclusion Criteria
1) Infertile men aged between 18 and 45 years
2) Patients who one or more of the values for sperm parameters- sperm count (10/6/mL), total motility (% motile) and morphology (% normal forms)-are less than normal (based on the 2010 World Health Organization reference values)
3) Written informed consent
4) Patients who trust the researchers, are willing to cooperate throughout the study and comply with the study regulations.
Exclusion Criteria
1) Patients with azoospermia
2) Patients who take anti-serotonin, anti-depressants, or other psychiatric drugs
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational Study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The mean difference of each value of sperm test [motiltiy, concentration, morphology, total number of moving sperm (semen volume* total motility * sperm concentration)]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The mean difference of score evaluated by Infertility specifice quality of life questionnaire ;The mean difference of scrotal temperature assessed by digital infrared thermal imaging