Integrated treatment for azoospermia caused by radiotherapy after surgical treatment of spermatocytoma: a case report.
- Author:
Bao-fang JIN
1
;
Xiao-yu YANG
;
Jia-yin LIU
;
Yu-feng HUANG
;
Xiu-lai WANG
;
Fu-song XU
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- MeSH: Adult; Drugs, Chinese Herbal; therapeutic use; Female; Humans; Male; Oligospermia; drug therapy; etiology; Phytotherapy; Pregnancy; Radiotherapy; adverse effects; Seminoma; radiotherapy; surgery; Sperm Count; Testicular Neoplasms; radiotherapy; surgery; Treatment Outcome
- From:National Journal of Andrology 2006;12(9):836-838
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo investigate a therapeutic method for male infertility caused by radiotherapy after surgical treatment of spermatocytoma.
METHODSA case of azoospermia caused by radiotherapy after surgical treatment of spermatocytoma was reported and the Chinese medicine Jiaweishuiluerxiandan was used as a major therapy for 3 years.
RESULTSThe patient's health condition was improved dramatically two years after being treated by the Chinese medicine but no sperm was found in his semen. However, three years after the treatment, his spermatozoon density was recovered from zero to 2.0 x 10(6)/ml with normal morphology. His sperm was subsequently used for intracytoplasmic sperm injection, which made his spouse pregnant successfully, and an healthy male infant was born by caesarean birth.
CONCLUSIONChinese medicine is a successful try at treating male infertility caused by radiotherapy after surgical treatment of spermatocytoma. For those who have failed to get their sperm frozen before surgery, Chinese medicine is a choice for remediation.
