title: Effects of guizhi-fuling-wan on male infertility with varicocele.
abstract: Thirty-seven infertile patients with varicocele were treated with Guizhi-Fuling-Wan (7.5 g/day) for at least 3 months. Before and after the administration, semen qualities such as sperm concentration and motility were examined, and the varicocele was graded. A varicocele disappearance rate of 80% was obtained with 40 out of 50 varicocele, and improvement of sperm concentration and motility were found in 71.4% and 62.1% of patients, respectively. From these results, Guizhi-Fuling-Wan is considered to be effective for circulation disorders in varicocele as well as semen quality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Ichikawa General Hospital, Tokyo Dental College, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohashi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hayakawa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaneko
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hata
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D014646:Varicocele / Q000188:drug therapy*