Conventional treatment options and herbal remedies for male infertility: An overview

Abstract

Male infertility is responsible for an estimated 50% of all cases of infertility. Treatments for male infertility include surgery, in-vitro fertilization, hormone therapy, and herbal remedies. Assisted reproductive technologies and methods have made it possible to identify and treat previously untreatable causes of male infertility. Currently available treatments for male infertility are prohibitively expensive, difficult to obtain, necessitate a lengthy course of treatment, and have a host of side effects. Herbal therapy offers male infertility treatment that is less expensive and has fewer side effects than other treatments. The current review focuses on the various treatment options for male infertility.

Keywords

• male infertility; ayurveda; antifertility herbs; hormonal therapy; epididymovasostomy; in-vitro fertilization; human chorionic gonadotropin; intracytoplasmic sperm injection