Integrative TCM for Male Fertility
The Treatment of Male Infertility:An Integrative CM Approach
Integrative TCM for Male Fertility
Why Should We Care?
•Infertility diagnosis
–40% male factor –40% female factor –20% no explanation
•60% of the time, the male is or may be the issue
•Diagnostics for male are not absolute for fertility purposes:
–Semen analysis
–Varicocele detection –Leukocytospermia
Integrative TCM for Male Fertility
Why Should We Care?
•Inability to conceive in heterosexual partners is always a problem of the couple
–Emotional factors –Intimacy factors
–Diet / lifestyle factors
•Classical CM (Sun Si Miao in particular)
–Fertility treatment always prepared both male and female for conception
•It is absurd to think that semen quality does not matter for IVF/ICSI
–Emerging research is confirming this Integrative TCM for Male Fertility
Why Should We Care?
•Most conventional fertility clinics are staffed by RE’s trained primarily as gynecologists
–No emphasis on urological procedures / anatomy / physiology
–Natural focus on their area of expertise –
gynecologcial procedures / anatomy / physiology
•We often end up as “front line” for male patients who are not referred to urologists for mild to moderate fertility issues
–Most fertility clinics focus on IUI and/or ICSI as a way to circumvent male issues
–In my clinic I often am first referrer to urologist for complete workup
Integrative TCM for Male Fertility
Integrative TCM for Male Fertility Volume:
-May ’08: 2.0mL
-May ‘09: 4.0mL Concentration:
-May ’08: 30 million per mL -May ‘09: 108 million / mL Motility:
-May ’08: 30%
-May ‘09: 80% Morphology:
-May ’08: no measure
-May ‘09: 1.5% (low)
Net result: ~21 million motile sperm increased to ~300 million motile sperm Treatment synopsis: Resolve IBS symptoms, correct poor dietary habits
Integrative TCM for Male Fertility
Role of Natural Medicine
•Detect and address systemic imbalance •Do not assume that “normal” tests mean “normal” function
•Provide emotional support and guidance when appropriate
•Address nutritional factors by providing proper supplementation / dietary remodeling
•Educate patients on effects of emotional and cellular stress
Integrative TCM for Male Fertility
Tao
“Those who wish to change the world according with their desire cannot succeed.
“The world is shaped by the Way; It cannot be shaped by the self.
Trying to change it, you damage it; Trying to possess it, you lose it.”
-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
Hormones hormone –(n) A substance,
usually a peptide or steroid,
produced by one tissue
and conveyed by the
bloodstream to another to
effect physiological activity,
such as growth or
metabolism.
[From Greek hormōn, present
participle of hormān, to urge on, from
hormē, impulse.]
Integrative TCM for Male Fertility
Doctor [from Latin: teacher,
from docēre to
teach]
“A teacher affects eternity:
he can never tell where his
influence stops.”
reactive toHenry Adams
“Nine-tenths of education is
encouragement.”
Anatole France
Integrative TCM for Male Fertility

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