The Role of Date Palm (<i>Phoenix dactylifera</i> L) Pollen in Fertility

Tahvilzadeh, Mohammad; Hajimahmoodi, Mannan; Rahimi, Roja

doi:10.1177/2156587215609851

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“…Also improvements in sperm count, motility, and normal morphology in mice was reported in other studies. The improved motility of sperm has also been reported in vitro under the effect of this drug (9).…”

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confidence: 78%

“…An in vitro study demonstrated increased motility as an effect of this drug (9). Elevated sperm count and motility have also been reported in several animal studies, whereas normal morphology improvement has been reported only in some studies (9).…”

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confidence: 98%

“…Elevated sperm count and motility have also been reported in several animal studies, whereas normal morphology improvement has been reported only in some studies (9). In a research conducted on mice by Mattar and Adaay, DPP increased the normal morphology, sperm count, and motility (12).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Administration of this drug at doses of 30, 60, 120, and 240 mg/kg to healthy male rats for 35 days, yielded normal morphology only at doses of 120 and 240 mg/kg, yet sperm count and motility increased significantly in all groups. They also reported elevation of serum testosterone and estradiol, as well as weight gain in the testes and epididymis (9,13). A study on male rabbits given doses of 5 and 25 mg.kg-1 for eight weeks recorded increases in sperm count and motility (9).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…From the perspective of ITM, as the drug can increase male fertility, it is regarded as a strong sexual performance enhancer (9).…”

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Improvement of Semen Parameters in a Man With Idiopathic Severe Oligoasthenoteratozoospermia Using Date Palm Pollen (Phoenix dactylifera L.) Based on Iranian Traditional Medicine: A Case Report and Literature Preview

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Asbagh

Rahimi

et al. 2018

Iran Red Crescent Med J

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Introduction: Almost 50% of infertilities are associated with males and among them 30to 50% are idiopathic. Empirical treatments are used in idiopathic male infertility, yet not enough scientific evidence is available for the application of such remedies. date palm pollen (DPP) is one of the drugs suggested for such patients in Iranian traditional medicine (ITM). Case Presentation: This study was performed on a 35-year-old male patient with idiopathic infertility. He previously had severe oligoasthenoteratozoospermia and was under medical supervision at Yas hospital of the Tehran University of Medical Sciences from August 2016 to February 2017, where he was treated with DPP at a dose of 3 g twice daily, for three months. The second semen analysis was carried out after a quarter of the treatment period, followed by re-analyses after one and three months of finalizing the treatment period. The results obtained showed impressive improvement in the quality of semen parameters. Within six months, the initial values of normal morphology (1%), total motility (3%), progressive motility (0.0), and sperm concentration (0.1 million) increased to 20%, 60%, 10%, and 10 million, respectively. Conclusions:The results of this study indicate that the drug may be operative in improving semen parameters in such patients, and more clinical studies are required in this regard.

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