What causes infertility in men?
Many theories abound as to the cause of the dramatic drop in overall sperm count, due to exposure to environmental pollutants, chemicals, and food additives, but no one knows exactly. Some research found that blue-collar workers who work with harmful chemicals, such as lead-based paints and pesticides, had a 50% lower chance of conceiving than other workers. Infertility can be due to hypogonadism, varicose veins, blockages following vasectomy reversal, a history of sexually transmitted diseases, trauma to the groin from sports injuries, or more serious conditions such as hormonal tumors and testicular cancer. Although some of these conditions are rare, it is recommended that you first be checked by a fertility specialist or GP.
What can Traditional Chinese Medicine offer me?
• Increased volume, quality, motility or morphology of sperm
• Increased general health and well-being
• Non-invasive diagnosis
• All natural herbal medicines (no drugs or side effects)
• Painless acupuncture (Japanese style) What happens in a treatment?
Your first consultation lasts approximately 1 hour. Your current and past medical history will be taken and a treatment plan will be designed to suit you and your lifestyle. Your Chinese doctor will provide acupuncture, herbal medicine, lifestyle, and dietary advice to restore balance to your body. This treatment will be aimed primarily at increasing sperm count, motility and morphology, and secondary factors such as stress, sleep and digestion to give you the best chance of conceiving a baby.
Do I need to prepare something first?
It is important that you and your partner are checked by your GP, fertility clinic or hospital before an initial consultation with your Chinese medicine doctor. They can provide you with physical evaluations and it helps to get at least 2 sperm tests six weeks apart. If you have any further questions or inquiries, please do not hesitate to contact us at Dynamic Body Therapy.
CHINESE MEDICINE AND MALE FERTILITY
the natural solution
When couples have difficulty conceiving, it can be an emotionally difficult experience for both of them. Couples often seem to have a picture of health, and men in particular are surprised when tests come back low on sperm. If these sperm tests show a decrease in volume, quality, motility, or morphology, TCM can definitely help increase male fertility.
In recent clinical studies of infertile couples it is estimated that 40% is a male problem, 40% female and the remaining 20% is ‘unknown’ or a combination of both partners. In many cases, the men studied were physically healthy but exhibited subfertile (less than effective) sperm results, reflecting a global trend.
In fact, the average healthy sperm count has dropped dramatically from 113 million sperm per mL in 1938, to the World Health Organization’s current healthy baseline of 20 million sperm per mL.
For many seemingly ‘healthy’ men, there aren’t many effective natural ways to improve your sperm count. Traditional Chinese medicine is a safe and effective form of treatment to increase your chances of conceiving.