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Significant reduction of sperm disomy in six men: effect of traditional Chinese medicine?

Tempest HG, Homa ST, Zhai XP, Griffin DK

Department of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury CT2 7NJ, UK.

AIM: To test the hypothesis that levels of sperm disomy fell significantly in six men treated by traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). METHODS: Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) was done on the sperm heads of six men before and during treatment by TCM. RESULTS: There was a significant reduction in sperm disomy in all six men. This coincided with TCM treatment. CONCLUSION: This is the first study reporting a significant reduction in sperm disomy in men over a given time course. The fact that this coincided with TCM treatment is intriguing but no conclusions can be drawn from this until placebo-controlled clinical trials are implemented.

Published 10 November 2005 in Asian J Androl, 7(4): 419-25.
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