title: [Effect of a new dietary supplement on sperm quality].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  There is a decline in male fertility thus new treatments are needed.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To test the efficacy of a new dietary supplement developed in the USA and registered as a drug of cure in Hungary (OGYI).
  
  
  METHODS
  In a clinical trial 100 men with low sperm quality (spermium count 5-20 M/ml, good motility 10-40%, and adverse shape 30-50%) were examined.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Sperm parameters were measured before and after a 3-month treatment and after another 3-month without treatment. This dietary supplement statistically and clinically significantly improved sperm count and motility. In 74 cases this dietary supplement demonstrated a beneficial effect on sperm quality (more than 10% increase in sperm count, or quality of motility, or shape); in 16 cases the improvement exceeded 30%. No adverse effect could be accounted for this treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This new dietary supplement may contribute to the treatment of male infertility.
authors.affiliation: Családtervezési és Genetikai Tanácsadó, Budapest, Bolgárkerék utca. merhala@interware.hu
authors.forename: Mária
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Horváth
authors.forename: Endre
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Czeizel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D005303:Fertility Agents, Male / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013076:Sperm Count; D013081:Sperm Motility / Q000187:drug effects*; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000187:drug effects*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D005303:Fertility Agents, Male