Shenfu Qiangjing Decoction Improves Non-Inflammatory and Non-Liquefied Semen in Kidney-yang Deficiency Men

XIONG Guo-bao; YAO Wen-liang; WU Fei-hua

Abstract：Objective:To observe the clinical efficacy of Shenfu Qiangjing Decoction(SQD)in the treatment of non-inflammatory and non-liquefied semen in infertile males with kidney-yang deficiency. Methods:Sixty cases of male infertility caused by non-inflamma-tory and non-liquefied semen with kidney-yang deficiency were equally and randomly divided into an SQD and a control group,the for-mer given oral SQD and the latter vitamin C tablets plus intramuscular chymotrypsin.Both groups were observed for sperm viabihty,sperm motility,serum testosterone,seminal plasma PSA and improvement of kidney-yang deficiency symptoms before and after the medication.The therapeutic effects were evaluated according to the semen liquefaction within 60 min. Results:Statistically signifi-cant differences were observed in the improvement of kidney-yang deficiency symptoms after the medication between the SQD and con-trol groups(P<0.01,P<0.05),and in sperm viability and motility of the SQD group before and after the treatment(P<0.01)as well as between the two groups after the medication(P<0.05).The levels of serum T and seminal plasma PSA also showed sig-nificant differences before and after the treatment in the SQD group(P<0.01)and between the two groups after the medication(P<0.05).The rate oftotal effectiveness was 93.3%in the SQD and 76.7% in the control group(P<0.05). Conclusion:SOD can shorten the semen liquefaction time in patients with non-inflammatory and non-liquefied semen and restore semen liquefaction to normal in over 90% of the patients.Meanwhile it can also improve the low testosterone level resulting from various kidney-yang defi-ciency symptoms.