CONCEPTUAL STUDY OF ANATOMICAL CHANGES IN SHUKRAVAHA STROTAS IN VANDHYATVA W.S.R TO MALE INFERTILITY

Infertility is typically defined as the inability to conceive after at least one year of regular, unprotected sex. This affects 15–20% of couples. A male factor is estimated to be present in about 50% of cases. Male infertility is associated with significant psychosocial and marital stress. In Sharir Sthana ‘Mahatigarbhavktanti ’Adhyay Charaka mentioned about male infertility (Vandhyatva) and female infertility (Vandhyaatva). Vrushana and Shepha are Moola of Shukravaha Strotas. Testis and Vrushana, penis and Shepha can be correlate, so that the spermato- genesis and carrying of semen takes place. Shukra can be classified as Sukshma (invisible form of Shukra) and Sthula Shukra (semen). Vrushana and Shepha can considered as Moola Sthana with respect to Sthula Shukra. There are wide range of conditions causing male infertility. Out of which some causes anatomical change in Shukravaha Strotas which affects Parinaman (production) and Abhivahan (transportation) of Sthula Shukra. Keywords: Shukravaha strotas, Strotomoola, Shukra, Vandhyatva, Male infertility

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Dietary Supplements for Female Infertility: A Critical Review of Their Composition

Nutrients ◽

10.3390/nu13103552 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (10) ◽

pp. 3552

Author(s):

Amerigo Vitagliano ◽

Gabriel Cosmin Petre ◽

Francesco Francini-Pesenti ◽

Luca De De Toni ◽

Andrea Di Di Nisio ◽

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Keyword(s):

Dietary Supplements ◽

Female Infertility ◽

Reproductive Capacity ◽

Unprotected Sexual Intercourse ◽

Potential Efficacy ◽

Wide Range ◽

Daily Dose ◽

One Year ◽

Positive Effect ◽

Original Approach

Infertility is the condition of about 15% of couples that cannot get a conception after one year of unprotected sexual intercourse. In females, the reduced reproductive capacity underlies the most varied causes. Dietary supplements (DS) might be used to improve the pregnancy rate and a wide range of DS are proposed today to support female fertility. Although many authors demonstrated the positive effect of some of these products, the real efficacy of this approach is still debated. In order to evaluate the potential efficacy of DS for female infertility, we analysed the products marketed in Italy, using an original approach. A review of literature was performed to evaluate the effect of nutraceuticals on various female reproductive outcomes and to detect the minimal effective daily dose (mED) able to improve at least one of these. Thereafter, we conceived a formula to classify the expected efficacy of each DS. Each DS was scored and included into three classes of expected efficacy: higher, lower, and none. Ten out of 24 supplements (41.7%) resulted in the higher and 8 (34.3%) in the lower efficacy group, the remaining 6 DS (25.0%) were expected to have no efficacy. DS marketed in Italy are usually blends of many substances that are frequently employed at a negligible dose or without any evidence of efficacy. These findings raise serious doubt about the potential effectiveness of most commercial DS for female infertility.

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AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF MALE INFERTILITY DUE TO OLIGOSPERMIA AND VARICOCELE: A CASE STUDY

International Journal of Ayurveda and Pharma Research ◽

10.47070/ijapr.v8i12.1727 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 11-14

Author(s):

Jiji V ◽

Priyanka R ◽

Asha ST ◽

Asha Sreedhar

Keyword(s):

Male Infertility ◽

Sperm Concentration ◽

Positive Outcome ◽

Current Data ◽

Male Factor ◽

External Application ◽

Fertile Female ◽

Ayurvedic Treatment ◽

One Year

Infertility is defined as the failure of a couple to achieve conception after one year of regular sexual intercourse without any contraception. Male infertility can be defined as any health issue in a man that lowers his chance of impregnating a fertile female partner. Current data reveals that about one third of all infertility cases is due to male factor defect. Oligospermia is a condition of suboptimal concentration of spermatozoa in the ejaculated semen to cause successful fertilization of an ovum. Hence the management of this issue is of utmost importance in the current days. Ayurveda addresses the male factor defects under broad classification of Ashtavidhasukradushti in which oligospermia can be correlated to Ksheenasukra. A 33yr old male with 3 years of married life diagnosed with oligospermia, increased viscosity of semen and bilateral grade I varicocele and wife aged 26yrs with regular, ovulatory cycles and with apparently no reproductive issues, were treated according to Ayurvedic principles. After Deepana pachana with Pippalyasavam and Vicharana snehapana with Sukumara ghritha and Mahakalyanaka ghritha, repeated Virechana with Avipathi choornam was given. Kokilaksha Kashayam and Varanadi Kashayam was given internally. Bala thailam and Pinda thailam was advised for external application. Follow up showed improvement in Seminal parameters in terms of sperm concentration, viscosity and resulted in pregnancy. The present case signifies the importance of Ayurvedic treatment in bringing a positive outcome in the field of male infertility.

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Study on Causes of Female Infertility at National Ayurveda Teaching Hospital, Borella, Sri Lanka: A Survey Based Study

Research in Pharmacy and Health Sciences ◽

10.32463/rphs.2017.v03i01.02 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 249-252

Author(s):

Farzana MUZN ◽

Arshiya Sultana

Keyword(s):

Sri Lanka ◽

Teaching Hospital ◽

Married Women ◽

Female Infertility ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Complex Disorder ◽

Anovulatory Cycle ◽

Common Causes ◽

Increasing Trend ◽

One Year

Background: Infertility is defined as the inability to conceive after at least one year of unprotected intercourse. It is a complex disorder with significant medical, psychosocial, and economic problems. In about one third of couples are infertile. Approximately 167 million married women aged 15-49 years in developing countries were infertility. The present study aimed to determine the most common causes of female infertility in patients who visiting the National Ayuvedic Teaching Hospital, Borella, Sri Lanka. Methods: In this study 635 infertile (primary and secondary) women were selected to determine the causes of infertility. The subjects were selected from the gynecology clinic, between the periods of February 2015 to March 2016. The data were gathered using a questionnaire; and after that proper statistical method was applied to analyze the data. Results: From the results age between 28-37 years (37.16%) are more prevalent to infertility and the causes of infertility are mainly due to anovulatory cycle (31.18%) and menstrual irregularities (19.21%). BMI also one of the significant cause for infertility. Conclusion: Therefore, identifying the risk factors and proper treatment on time along with policy makers providing facilities to resolve the infertility could possible diverse this alarming increasing trend of infertility.

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COMPETITIVE STATUS OF UKRAINE

International scientific journal Internauka Series Economical Sciences ◽

10.25313/2520-2294-2020-9-6311 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Olena Zayats ◽

Keyword(s):

National Economy ◽

Financial System ◽

Product Market ◽

Global Competitiveness ◽

Innovation Potential ◽

Wide Range ◽

Ict Adoption ◽

World Economic ◽

Global Competitiveness Index ◽

One Year

The article examines the competitive status and competitive positions of Ukraine. It proves that in the current context the competitive status of the national economy is determined by the presence of a strong global competitive force that provides dynamic growth based on innovation potential, developed institutions, infrastructure, ICT adoption, macroeconomic stability, health, skills, product market, labor market, financial system, market size, business dynamism rather than by traditional factors (natural resources, geopolitical situation). It has been identified that a wide range of factors in global competitive force establishment suggests the complexity of its assessment. It has been noted that in world economic practice the Global Competitiveness Index of the World Economic Forum is predominantly used to assess the competitive status of the national economy. It has been determined that according to this index, in the overall ranking among 141 countries in 2019, Ukraine ranked 85th (2009-2010 – 82/133; 2018 – 83/140). The article analyzes of the competitive status of Ukraine in the international arena in terms of twelve pillars of the studied index and in the context of components of the said pillars. The dynamics of Ukraine's global competitive force in recent years shows that there has not been any build up. However, if one analyzes it in terms of the criteria of the global competitive force of the domestic economy, their assessment is volatile: the main regression can be traced in the sphere of the financial system, where Ukraine dropped by 19 positions in one year (2018 – 117/140, 2019 – 136/141), and the greatest progress is observed in the product market, where Ukraine rose by 16 positions in one year (2018 – 73/140, 2019 – 57/141). Analysis of the components of Ukraine’s global competitive force criteria shows that the worst positions in terms of such components are as follows: non-performing loans (% of gross total loans) – 139/141 and soundness of banks – 131/141. The best positions are in terms of the following components: costs of starting a business – 14/141 and attitude towards entrepreneurial risk – 18/141.

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Infertility and the Military Male

Seminars in Reproductive Medicine ◽

10.1055/s-0039-1694027 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 37 (01) ◽

pp. 005-011

Author(s):

Amanda B. Reed-Maldonado ◽

Kristin C. Madden

Keyword(s):

Male Infertility ◽

Military Service ◽

Clinical Investigation ◽

Male Factor Infertility ◽

Military Population ◽

Male Factor ◽

Scientific Publications ◽

Military Service Members ◽

Infertile Couples ◽

The Military

AbstractMale infertility is a condition that affects approximately 50% of infertile couples and about 30% of those couples have only male factor infertility identified. There has been speculation that male military service members may have an even greater lifetime prevalence of infertility as compared to the general population, but very few scientific publications focus on male factor infertility in the military population specifically. This review will discuss many of the unique considerations regarding male infertility in the military and highlight future opportunities for research. The military/federal health system has the potential to serve as a leader in both the delivery of health care for male factor infertility and in the clinical investigation into the etiologies of and treatments for male factor infertility.

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Novel Protein-Repellent and Antibacterial Resins and Cements to Inhibit Lesions and Protect Teeth

International Journal of Polymer Science ◽

10.1155/2019/5602904 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2019 ◽

pp. 1-11 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Li Cao ◽

Junling Wu ◽

Qiang Zhang ◽

Bashayer Baras ◽

Ghalia Bhadila ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Orthodontic Treatment ◽

The Novel ◽

Dental Resin ◽

Biofilm Growth ◽

New Class ◽

Dental Resins ◽

Wide Range ◽

Oral Biofilms ◽

One Year

Orthodontic treatment is increasingly popular as people worldwide seek esthetics and better quality of life. In orthodontic treatment, complex appliances and retainers are placed in the patients’ mouths for at least one year, which often lead to biofilm plaque accumulation. This in turn increases the caries-inducing bacteria, decreases the pH of the retained plaque on an enamel surface, and causes white spot lesions (WSLs) in enamel. This article reviews the cutting-edge research on a new class of bioactive and therapeutic dental resins, cements, and adhesives that can inhibit biofilms and protect tooth structures. The novel approaches include the use of protein-repellent and anticaries polymeric dental cements containing 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine (MPC) and dimethylaminododecyl methacrylate (DMAHDM); multifunctional resins that can inhibit enamel demineralization; protein-repellent and self-etching adhesives to greatly reduce oral biofilm growth; and novel polymethyl methacrylate resins to suppress oral biofilms and acid production. These new materials could reduce biofilm attachment, raise local biofilm pH, and facilitate the remineralization to protect the teeth. This novel class of dental resin with dual benefits of antibacterial and protein-repellent capabilities has the potential for a wide range of dental and biomedical applications to inhibit bacterial infection and protect the tissues.

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Cognitive impairment in long-term benzodiazepine users

Psychological Medicine ◽

10.1017/s0033291700007911 ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 18 (2) ◽

pp. 365-374 ◽

Cited By ~ 119

Author(s):

Susan Golombok ◽

Parimala Moodley ◽

Malcolm Lader

Keyword(s):

Neuropsychological Tests ◽

Matched Control ◽

Control Group ◽

Therapeutic Practice ◽

The Past ◽

Visual Spatial ◽

Wide Range ◽

High Doses ◽

One Year

SynopsisIn view of the very extensive and often prolonged use of benzodiazepines in therapeutic practice, this study was designed to investigate whether or not cognitive ability is impaired in longterm benzodiazepine users, and to determine the nature and extent of any deficit. Fifty patients currently taking benzodiazepines for at least one year, thirty-four who had stopped taking benzodiazepines, and a matched control group of subjects who had never taken benzodiazepines or who had taken benzodiazepines in the past for less than one year were administered a battery of neuropsychological tests designed to measure a wide range of cognitive functions. It was found that patients taking high doses of benzodiazepines for long periods of time perform poorly on tasks involving visual-spatial ability and sustained attention. This is consistent with deficits in posterior cortical cognitive function.

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Gender, Family Norms, and Male-Factor Infertility in Japan: An Analysis of Internet Blogs

Journal of Family Issues ◽

10.1177/0192513x18796874 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 39 (14) ◽

pp. 3713-3731

Author(s):

Kimiko Tanaka ◽

Nan E. Johnson ◽

Deborah Lowry

Keyword(s):

Cultural Studies ◽

Literature Review ◽

Male Infertility ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Male Factor Infertility ◽

Male Factor ◽

Japanese Male ◽

Family Norms ◽

Cross Cultural Studies

This study analyzes blogs about male-factor infertility posted on a Japanese blogsite on a certain day in April 2014. It focuses on an understudied topic and is the first study of Japanese male infertility based on blogs. The blog format afforded anonymity to the bloggers, and our sample of 97 adults yields the largest number of individual respondents of all cross-cultural studies cited in our literature review. We extract three major themes from the analysis of the blogs, offer suggestions for a redirection of family and infertility policy in Japan, and suggest lines for further research.

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Is there a place for nutritional supplements in the treatment of idiopathic male infertility?

Archivio Italiano di Urologia e Andrologia ◽

10.4081/aiua.2014.3.164 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 86 (3) ◽

pp. 164 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Davide Arcaniolo ◽

Vincenzo Favilla ◽

Daniele Tiscione ◽

Francesca Pisano ◽

Giorgio Bozzini ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Male Infertility ◽

Sperm Count ◽

Nutritional Supplements ◽

Semen Parameters ◽

Male Factor ◽

Treatment Regimens ◽

Idiopathic Male Infertility ◽

Infertile Men ◽

Wide Variability

Objective: Infertility affects 15% of couples in fertile age. Male factor is a cause of infertility in almost half of cases, mainly due to oligoasthenoteratozoospermia (OAT). The purpose of this study is to review the effects of nutritional supplements as medical treatment for idiopathic male infertility. Material and methods: A Pub Med and Medline review of the published studies utilizing nutritional supplements for the treatment of male infertility has been performed. Results: Clinical trials on Vitamin E, Vitamin A, Vitamin C. Arginine, Carnitine, N-Acetyl-Carnitine, Glutathione, Coenzyme Q10, Selenium and Zinc were reviewed. Although there is a wide variability in selected population, dose regimen and final outcomes, nutritional supplements both alone and in combination seems to be able to improve semen parameters (sperm count, sperm motility and morphology) and pregnancy rate in infertile men. Conclusions: There are rising evidences from published randomized trials and systematic review suggesting that nutritional supplementation may improve semen parameters and the likelihood of pregnancy in men affected by OAT. This improvement, however, is not consistent and there is a wide variation in the treatment regimens used. Well designed and adequately powered RCTs are needed to better clarify the role of nutritional supplements as treatment for male infertility.

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