Effect of a comprehensive therapy plus Gushenyutai plaster administered at Guanyuan (CV 4) on male infertility associated with semen non-liquefaction
Peng S, Zheng Y, Zheng K, Lin K, Wu J, Zheng W, Li Y, Li Y, Lin C · Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine · 2014 December
DOI 10.1016/S0254-6272(15)30080-7
Objective
To observe the clinical effect of Gushenyutai plaster administered at the Guanyuan (CV 4) acupoint on male infertility associated with semen non-liquefaction.
Conclusions
The effect of Gushenyutai plaster plus comprehensive therapy was better than that of the comprehensive therapy alone on male infertility induced by semen non-liquefaction.
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