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Quantitative evaluation of spermatozoa ultrastructure after acupuncture treatment for idiopathic male infertility.
Pei J et al Fertil Steril. 2005 Jul;84(1):141-7
Fertility and Sterility

  • Acupuncture applied twice weekly for 5 weeks
  • Statistically significant increase after acupuncture in the percentage and number of sperm with no structural defects was demonstrated compared to the control group of patients who received no treatment.

 

Effect of acupuncture on sperm parameters of males suffering from subfertility related to low sperm quality.
Siterman S et al Arch Androl. 1997 Sep-Oct;39(2):155-61
Archives of Andrology
Acupuncture group recieved 10 treatments over 5 weeks
Control group recieved no treatment
Acupuncture group demonstrated a significant improvment in motility and morphology

 

 

Does acupuncture treatment affect sperm density in males with very low sperm count? A pilot study.
Siterman S et al Andrologia. 2000 Jan;32(1):31-9.
Andrologia

  • Men with very low or no sperm (would normally require testicular biopsy to extract sperm for IVF)
  • 7 of the 15 men with no sperm produced sperm after 10 Acupuncture treatments (enough for ICSI without a biopsy
  • Control group showed no change

 

Effects of acupuncture and moxa treatment in patients with semen abnormalities.
Gurfinkel E et al Asian J Androl. 2003 Dec;5(4):345-8.
Asian Journal of Andrology

  • Group of infertile men separated into Acupuncture and control group
  • After 10 treatments Acupuncture group showed increase in healthy sperm

 

Influence of acupuncture on idiopathic male infertility in assisted reproductive technology.
Zhang M et al J Huazhong Univ Sci Tech Med Sci.2002;22(3):228-30
Journal of Huazhong University ( Abstract in Chinese)

  • Looked at sperm in and IVF setting
  • Measured out comes on men with poor sperm before and after Acupuncture
  • After Acupuncture fertilisation rates we significantly higher

 

A prospective randomized placebo-controlled study of the effect of acupuncture in infertile patients with severe oligoasthenozoospermia
Dieterle et al Fertil Steril 2009 Oct; 92 (4): 1340–3
Fertility and Sterility

  • Acupuncture applied twice weekly for 6 weeks to men with severely low sperm count
  • Although overall count did not improve sperm quality improved significantly
  • Further study warranted

 

Point- and frequency-specific response of the testicular artery to abdominal electroacupuncture in humans
Cakmak Y et al, Fertil Steril 2008;90:1732–8
Fertility and Sterility

  • Acupuncture increases blood flow to the testes
  • May have an impact on improving microcirculation
  • Further investigation required to see if Acupuncture can impact sperm manufacture (by improving microcirculation