title: [Jinleng method is effective and safe for the treatment of oligospermia and asthenospermia].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The Jinleng method is based on the principle of lowered temperature and diathermic action on the testis. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect and safety of the Jinleng method on oligospermia and asthenospermia.
  
  
  METHODS
  We treated 39 infertile males with oligospermia or asthenospermia with Jinleng underpants (Jinleng method) bid for 3 months, observed the changes in the sperm parameters of the patients after the treatment and recorded the pregnancy outcomes of their wives.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 36 patients who accomplished the treatment, 31 showed significantly improvement in semen volume, sperm concentration, forward sperm motility, total sperm motility, total sperm count and total motile sperm count (P < 0.05), with an effectiveness rate of 86.1%. Five of the patients wives achieved pregnancy in the 2-month follow-up. Adverse effects were found in none of the patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Jinleng method is effective and safe for the treatment of infertile males with oligospermia and asthenospermia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Shanghai Institute of Andrology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200001, China. yixin-wang@163.com
authors.forename: Yi-xin
authors.initials: YX
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yu-bin
authors.initials: YB
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yong-ning
authors.initials: YN
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Long
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Yong-sheng
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Meng
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D053627:Asthenozoospermia / Q000628:therapy*; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009845:Oligospermia / Q000628:therapy*; D008517:Phytotherapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal