Effect of Chinese Herbal Medicine on Male Infertility
Male infertility normally refers a male’s inability to cause pregnancy in a fertile female
partner after 1 year of unprotected intercourse. Male infertility in recent years has been
attracting increasing interest from public due to the evidence in decline in semen
quality. There are many factors contributing to the male infertility including abnormal
spermatogenesis; reproductive tract anomalies or obstruction; inadequate sexual and
ejaculatory functions; and impaired sperm motility, imbalance in hormone levels, and
immune system dysfunction. Although conventional treatments such as medication,
surgical operation, and advanced techniques have helped many male with infertility
cause pregnancy in their female partners, effectiveness is not satisfactory and associated
with adverse effects. Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) has been used to improve male
infertility in China for a very long time and has now been increasingly popular in
Western countries for treating infertility.
