A comprehensive Ayurvedic treatment along with counseling in oligoasthenozoospermia with previous intrauterine insemination failure-A case report

Abstract

Male infertility contributes for 50% of infertility globally, and several etiological factors contribute to it. Oligoasthenozoospermia and anxiety, forms a vicious cycle, resulting in male infertility. A man advised for assisted reproductive techniques, even after correcting seminal parameters has poor success rate if the symptoms of anxiety is left untreated. The signs and symptoms of oligoasthenozoospermia can be compared with Kshina shukra of Ayurvedic classics. The present case report presents, the role of an indigenous combination of drugs in improving the quantity and quality of semen, along with the reduction in anxiety levels through counseling. The patient with low sperm motility and volume was subjected to Ayurvedic management protocol of initially Counseling, followed by Shodhana treatment and then administration of Mashadi choornam for 90 days. A marked improvement was observed in seminal parameters and anxiety levels and patient could undergo natural conception, a few months after the treatment, thus focusing on an integrative approach.

Keywords

• Anxiety
• Ayurveda
• Case report
• Kshinashukra
• Male infertility
• Oligoasthenozoospermia