- 불임 남성의 정자 상태 개선에 대한 침구 치료 효과 : 리뷰
- ㆍ 저자명
- 조준영,황덕상,장준복,이진무,이창훈,Jo. Jun-Young,Hwang. Deok-Sang,Jang. Jun-Bock,Lee. Jin-Moo,Lee. Chang-Hoon
- ㆍ 간행물명
- 大韓漢方婦人科學會誌
- ㆍ 권/호정보
- 2014년|27권 1호|pp.176-184 (9 pages)
- ㆍ 발행정보
- 대한한방부인과학회
- ㆍ 파일정보
- 정기간행물| PDF텍스트
- ㆍ 주제분야
- 기타
Objectives: The purpose of this study is to understand current situation of acupuncture and moxibustion for male infertility. Methods: We searched all relevant studies of male infertility patients treated with acupuncture and moxibustion. Electronic searches were conducted in Pubmed, the Cochrane Library, EMBASE and 4 Korean databases until October 2013. Results: A total of 10 reports were included in the review. Two case reports, one case series, three before and after studies, one cohort study, one non-randomized controlled study and two randomized controlled studies were reviewed. Although the majority of studies suggested a positive effect of acupuncture on male infertility, the quality of studies was low. Data on adverse effects were lacking. Conclusions: We found a benefit from acupuncture for poor semen quality in male infertility. These findings should be treated with caution as the evidence was low or very low quality. To further evaluate the effects of acupuncture and moxibustion in male infertility, well-designed randomized controlled studies are needed.