Effectiveness of the acupuncture for male infertility

Authors

  • Magaly de la Caridad Castillo Escalona Filial de Ciencias Médicas Haydée Santamaría Cuadrado. Manzanillo. Granma
  • Elisa Laudelina Santisteban Zamora Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico Docente Celia Sánchez Manduley. Manzanillo. Granma
  • Yrma Rosa Verdecia Alvares Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico Docente Celia Sánchez Manduley. Manzanillo. Granma
  • Kenia Diegue Fiallo Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico Docente Celia Sánchez Manduley. Manzanillo. Granma
  • Luz Bárbara Castillo Escalona Banco de Sangre Municipal. Manzanillo. Granma

Abstract

It was made an experimental study and clinical controlled trial at Celia Sánchez Manduley hospital in Manzanillo in the period of January of the 2010 to December of the 2011, with the aim to determine the effectiveness of the acupuncture in the infertility. 200 patients came to the acupuncture department, from these patients it was selected a sample of 100 and they were distributed into a study group, it was applied the acupuncture method, obtaining significant results, and the 100% of the patients evolved in the result of the spermatogram; for the validation of the results there were made statistical tests like the hypothesis test for proportions and the calculation of the average population. It was concluded that the acupuncture technique is effective as it improves the quality of the couple obtaining the fertility.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

1. Colectivo de autores. Introducción a la medicina general integral. Selección de temas literatura básica.[Internet]. La Habana: Ciencias Médicas; 2001. p. 42- 44. [Consultado 2014-01-21]. Disponible en: http://gsdl.bvs.sld.cu/cgi-bin/library?e=d-00000-00---off-0medicina--00-0----0-10-0---0---0direct-10---4-------0-1l--11-es-50---20-help---00-0-1-00-0-0-11-1-0gbk-00&a=d&cl=CL3.1&d=HASH01dfd39efcad1edb71062ad1.10.2

2. Organización Mundial de la Salud. Estrategia de la OMS sobre la medicina tradicional [Internet]. Ginebra: OMS; 2002. [citado 27 Sep 2012]. Disponible en: http://whqlibdoc.who.int/hq/2002/WHO_EDM_TRM_2002.1_spa.pdf .

3. Dovale Borjas C, Rosell Puig W. Elementos básicos de medicina bioenergética. [Internet]. La Habana: ECIMED; La Habana; 2001. p.8. [Consultado 2014-01-21]. Disponible en: https://www.google.com.cu/?gws_rd=cr&ei=e8jeUsC5DpPrkAegl4C4Bg#q=Elementos++b%C3%A1sicos++de++medicina++bioenerg%C3%A9tica

4. Guardias J, Cruz C. Laboratorio clínico. La Habana: ECIMED; 2004.

5. Pei J, Strehler E, Noss U, Abt M, Piomboni P, Baccetti B, et al. Quantitative Evaluation of Spermatozoa Ultrastructure after Acupuncture Treatment for Idiopathic Male Infertility. J Urol [Internet]. 2006 [citado 12 Jun 2012]; 175(2): 663-4. Disponible en: http://www.jurology.com/article/S0022-5347%2805%2900443-X/fulltext.

6. Mulet Pérez A, Acosta Martínez B. Digitopuntura. Holguín: Editorial Holguín; 1994. p. 7.

7. Rodríguez J, Fernández L. Características clínicas y diagnóstico del abdomen agudo. La Habana: Científico Técnica; 1989.p. 72.

8. Llanio R. Gastroenterología. Manual de procedimientos de diagnóstico y tratamiento. La Habana: Pueblo y Educación; 1989.p. 188 – 91.

9. Cuba: Ministerio de Salud Pública. Programa Nacional de Medicina Tradicional y Natural [Internet]. La Habana: MINSAP; 1999 [citado 12 Jun 2011]. Disponible en: http://www.sld.cu/galerias/pdf/sitios/mednat/programa_nacional_de_mnt.pdf .

10. Álvarez Díaz TA, Díaz Mastellari M. Manual de acupuntura. La Habana: ECIMED; 1992.

11. Rosell Puig W, Dovale Brojas C, Álvarez Torres I. Sistema genital masculino. En: Morfología humana. t2. La Habana: ECIMED; 2002.

12. Rigol Ricardo O. Obstetricia y Ginecología. La Habana: ECIMED; 2004.

Published

2016-12-08

How to Cite

1.
Castillo Escalona M de la C, Santisteban Zamora EL, Verdecia Alvares YR, Diegue Fiallo K, Castillo Escalona LB. Effectiveness of the acupuncture for male infertility. RM [Internet]. 2016 Dec. 8 [cited 2025 Jun. 7];17(3). Available from: https://revmultimed.sld.cu/index.php/mtm/article/view/307

Issue

Section

ARTÍCULOS ORIGINALES