LITERATURE REVIEW: MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF ACUPUNCTURE IN MALE INFERTILITY TREATMENT
Abstrak
Infertility is a condition where the inability of a couple to conceive after one year or more of sexual intercourse without using contraception. In infertility, male factors play a role of around 30-50%. Many factors influence infertility in men, one of which is abnormal male parameters. Therapy to treat male infertility can be pharmacological and non-pharmacological, one of the non-pharmacological therapies is acupuncture. The purpose of this literature review is to determine the molecular mechanism of acupuncture in the treatment of male infertility. This type of research is a literature review with systematic analysis . The data source of this research is from through Google Scholar using keywords used in internet searches, namely infertility and acupuncture. 7 articles were obtained and then analyzed for purpose, suitability of topics, and variables used. The inclusion criteria used were journal themes with male infertility and acupuncture and English-language journals. While the exclusion criteria are journals with no discussion of molecular mechanisms and incomplete journals.In male infertility, acupuncture can improve male sexual disfunction, abnormal semen analysis, immunological infertility, genital inflammation, varicocele and idiophatic male infertility. Mechanism acupuncture is improve blood circulation in the testicles and epididymis, reduce semen ROS levels, reduce inflammation, modulate the immune system, and improve sperm motility and semen parameters.
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