title: Improvement in Sperm Parameters With Traditional Iranian Remedy: A Case Report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Idiopathic male infertility is a global problem with almost no definite medicinal treatment. Most patients have to go through intrauterine insemination or assisted reproductive technology for achieving fertility. Unfortunately, success rates are low in cases with very low sperm count. Therefore it seems that improvement in sperm quality can have beneficial effects on assisted reproductive technology outcome.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 39-year-old man with history of infertility for 6 years was referred to the traditional medicine clinic with a recurrent unsuccessful intracytoplasmic sperm injection trial. His sperm analysis showed severe oligoasthenoteratozoospermia. After taking a traditional remedy he had a remarkable improvement in his sperm parameters, which led to the formation of 8 embryos in the following intracytoplasmic sperm injection cycle.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Traditional medicine presents various food and remedy options for treating male infertility. It seems that combination therapy can be beneficial in obtaining better results in treatment of male idiopathic infertility.
authors.affiliation: 1 Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Farnaz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sohrabvand
authors.affiliation: 2 Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Somaye
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mahroozade
authors.affiliation: 1 Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Sodabe
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bioos
authors.affiliation: 2 Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Seyed Mohammad
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Nazari
authors.affiliation: 3 Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Fataneh Hashem
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Dabaghian
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008519:Medicine, Traditional / Q000379:methods*; D009845:Oligospermia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D027724:Reproductive Techniques, Assisted; D020554:Sperm Injections, Intracytoplasmic / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: idiopathic male infertility; nutrition; traditional medicine