title: [Clinical effect of Sizi Zhongwang capsule combined with Western medical therapy in treating male sterility].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the clinical effect of Sizi Zhongwang Capsule (SZC) combined with Western medicine (WM) in treating male sterility.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two hundred and sixty-one male patients with sterility were assigned to 3 groups, 64 in the WM group were treated with conventional Western medical therapy alone, 87 in the SZC group were treated with SZC alone, and 110 in the combined group were treated with SZC combined Western medical therapy. The treatment lasted for 90 days in total. Changes of semen related parameters before and after treatment were observed, and the conditions of pregnancy in patients' spouse were followed-up.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The difference in semen related parameters before and after treatment showed insignificant in the WM group (P > 0.05), but it did show statistical significance in the SZC group and the combined group (P < 0.05, P < 0.01). Moreover, the best effect was shown in the combined group, showing significant difference to the other two groups (P < 0.01, P < 0.05). The pregnancy rate of patients' spouse in the combined treated group was higher than that in the other two groups (P < 0.01, P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  SZC combined with Western medical therapy could effectively improve the quality of semen in males with infertility and enhance the pregnancy rate in their spouse.
authors: Department of Reproduction, Cangzhou Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Cangzhou, Hebei. yixiangzhai@sina.com
authors: Xu-Chu
authors: XC
authors: Wang
authors: Guo-Hua
authors: GH
authors: Wang
authors: Fu-Qin
authors: FQ
authors: Xu
mesh_terms: D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D018873:Pregnancy Rate; D055101:Semen Analysis
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal