Acupuncture for stallions

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Dear Colleagues,

 

Please see the mail from Marion Richard below. She seeks clinical data or

reports on the efficacy of acupuncture on stallion fertility.

 

I cannot help this lady directly because I have not treated stallions for the

problems of interest to her [erection problems, spermopathy or behavior

problems related to reproduction].

 

If YOU have treated stallions for these problems, I would appreciate it if you

would summarise your results to the List, with a copy to Marion Richard

<mrichard760204

 

See: W. Schofield Use of acupuncture in equine reproduction

Theriogenology, Volume 70, Issue 3, Pages 430-434

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18550160 or

http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0093691X08002318

 

Also: http://www.oregonequine.com/about.html

 

Dr Dteve Manning <steve.manning has an interest in AP /

TCVM in equine disorders. He may be able to help.

 

For Medline Abstracts on acupuncture AND (sperm OR semen OR erectile),

see: http://tinyurl.com/y8q5drc

 

Note: Wang ZQ, Huang YQ, Liang B. (2008) [Clinical observation on

electroacupuncture and Chinese drug for treatment of oligospermia and

asthenospermia of the male infertility patient] [Article in Chinese]. Zhongguo

Zhen Jiu. Nov;28(11):805-7. Human Sperm Bank, The First Affiliated

Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China.

nnwzq says:

OBJECTIVE: To compare therapeutic effects of acupuncture and Chinese

drug on oligospermia and asthenospermia in the male infertility. METHODS:

Two hundred and thirty-one cases were divided into 3 groups. The

electroacupuncture group (n = 71) were treated with acupuncture at CV06,

CV04, CV03, etc., the Chinese drug group (n = 82) with oral administration

of Chinese drug Wuzi Yanzong Pill and the acupuncture plus medication

group (n = 78) with both electroacupuncture and oral administration of the

Chinese drug. Changes of semen routine examination and the acrosome

enzyme activity were observed before and after treatment in the 3 groups.

RESULTS: The effective rate was 67.6% in the electroacupuncture group,

68.3% in the Chinese drug group and 84.6% in the acupuncture plus

medication group, the acupuncture plus medication group being significantly

better than both the electroacupuncture and the Chinese drug group (P <

0.05); after treatment, the semen density, vitality and the acrosome enzyme

activity were increased in the 3 groups, with more obvious increase in the

acupuncture plus medication group. CONCLUSION: Both

electroacupuncture and Chinese drug Wuzi Yanzong Pill can improve the

semen quality, increase the pregnancy rate in the patient of male interfile

with oligospermia and asthenospermia, and the effect of the combined

treatment of acupuncture and Chinese drug is the best. PMID: 19055284

[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

 

Phil's Note:

Wuzi Yanzong Wan (Five Ancestors Teapills, );

has Gouqizi-Fr Lycii; Tusizi-S Cuscutae; Fupenzi-Fr Rubi; Cheqianzi-S

Plantaginis; Wuweizi-Fr Schisandrae; as Powder: 6g / time, BID (total 12g /

d); as conc Extract in pills: 1.5-2g / time BID (total 3-4g / d);

ACTIONS: Enrich KI Jing; Tone / Nourish KI wo Warming Yang significantly;

Improve sperm quality and motility; Boost male reproductive Fxs;

Aphrodisiac;

CLINICAL USES: KI Xu w loin pain, urine~ dribbling; spermatorrhoea /

emission~ night, prospermia; male infertility; libido low; impotence / ED;

oligospermia; sperm motility~ low; sperm quality~ poor;

has honey; AVOID in diabetes; AVOID in acute illness, like Ganmao and flu /

acute infection; sperm growth and maturation takes 2-3 months; Tx of male

fertility should continue for 3-6 months and males should avoid or curtail

ejaculation severely during Tx;

 

Many thanks,

 

 

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> Sir, My name is Marion Richard. Jean Servantie (VMD) told me that you

> could maybe help me. I use to inseminate mares and collect stallions in

> the National Stud Farms. Within the framework of my report with the aim

> of the diplome " chef de centre " (equine reproduction) the subject of

> which is " Acupuncture and fertility's problems of stallions " , I am in

> search of papers and many report cases about it. The first part of my

> report, the experiment, is done by Jean Servantie. It consists in

> testing acupuncture on 4 reknowned subfertiles stallions during

> breeding season '09. Now, I'm turning to you to complete possibly my

> data fot the second part. I've got some papers about it for men but

> very few on stallions. Could you tell me if you treated stallions with

> acupuncture for erection, spermopathy or behavior problems, if the are

> cured or improved and how many have you seen of each? Could you

> possibly ask others acu-veterinarys about it too? I really hope you can

> help me and I thank you for that. Best Regards, Marion Richard

> mrichard760204 or ct.legrandluce

 

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