Title
Lepidium meyenii (Maca) improved semen parameters in adult men
Date Issued
01 December 2001
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Wolters Kluwer Health
Abstract
Aim: The present study was designed to determine the effect of a 4-month oral treatment with tablets of Lepidium meyenii (Maca) on seminal analysis in nine adult normal men aged 24-44 years old. Methods: Nine men received tablets of Maca (1500 or 3000 mg/day) for 4 months. Seminal analysis was performed according to guidelines of the World Health Organization (WHO). Serum luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), prolactin (PRL), testosterone (T) and estradiol (E2) were measured before and after treatment. Results: Treatment with Maca resulted in increased seminal volume, sperm count per ejaculum, motile sperm count, and sperm motility. Serum hormone levels were not modified with Maca treatment. Increase of sperm count was not related to dose of Maca. Conclusion: Maca improved sperm production and sperm motility by mechanisms not related to LH, FSH, PRL, T and E2.
Start page
301
End page
303
Volume
3
Issue
4
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencias de las plantas, Botánica
AndrologÃa
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-0035670719
PubMed ID
Source
Asian Journal of Andrology
ISSN of the container
1008682X
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción CientÃfica
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