Improvement of Semen Parameters in a Man With Idiopathic Severe Oligoasthenoteratozoospermia Using Date Palm Pollen (Phoenix dactylifera L.) Based on Iranian Traditional Medicine: A Case Report and Literature Preview
نویسندگان
1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, IVF Unit, Yas Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
2 Urology Research Center, Sina Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3 Urology Research Center, Sina Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
4 Department of Iranian Traditional Medicine, School of Traditional Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
5 Department of Traditional Pharmacy, School of Traditional Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
6 Yas Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
7 Department of Iranian Traditional Medicine, School of Traditional Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
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10.5812/ircmj.62969.چکیده
Introduction: Almost 50% of infertilities are associated with males and among them 30to 50% are idiopathic. Empirical treatments are used in idiopathic male infertility, yet not enough scientific evidence is available for the application of such remedies. Date palm pollen (DPP) is one of the drugs suggested for such patients in Iranian traditional medicine (ITM).Case Presentation: This study was performed on a 35-year-old male patient with idiopathic infertility. He previously had severe oligoasthenoteratozoospermia and was under medical supervision at Yas hospital of the Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran from August 2016 to February 2017, where he was treated with DPP at a dose of 3 g twice daily, for three months. The second semen analysis was carried out after a quarter of the treatment period, followed by re-analyses after one and three months of finalizing the treatment period. The results obtained showed an impressive improvement in the quality of semen parameters. Within six months, the initial values of normal morphology (1%), total motility (3%), progressive motility (0.0), and sperm concen- tration (0.1 million) increased to 20%, 60%, 10%, and 10 million, respectively. Conclusions: Date palm pollen could be helpful in improving semen parameters in such patients. Clinical studies are required to find the exact effect.
