Effect of baladi yapana basti and vajikarana yoga in the management of oligoasthenozoospermia

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Background: As far as male infertility is concerned 30-40% infertility is associated with male factor in which conditions viz. Oligozoospermia, high Viscosity of semen, low sperm motility and low volume semen are generally noted. For successful fertility sperm count should be 40 mill/ ml or more, but studies have shown that if sperm cells are having good progressive motility besides of less sperm count (less than 10 mill / ml), there was a reasonable, probability of conception. Objectives: To compare the effect of Baladi Yapan Basti
and their combined regimen in the patient of Shukradushti. Methods: Group – A (Basti Group): Patients of this group were given a course of 21 Baladi Yapan Basti in the dose of 600 ml with 3 days interval in 3 terms by classical method with local Abhyanga and Swedan. The duration of treatment was one month.(30 days). Group B (Basti & Vajikarana Yoga): Patients of this group were given Baladi Yapan Basti in the same way as in Group A and Vajikarana Yoga in the dose of 5 gram thrice daily with Anupana of water in the form of granules. The duration of treatment was one month. Results: In Basti group 10% patients able to impregnate their wives where as 20% patients attached complete remission. Markedly improvement was observed in 30%. Moderate improvement was found 20%. In Basti & Vajikarana yoga group 10% patients also able to impregnate their wives. Whereas 50% of patients were found complete remission and markedly improvement was reported in
20%. 10% patients got moderately improvement. Conclusion: In this study both the groups more effectively increased the sperm count and motility along with sexual parameters but the combined regimen offered supremacy over Basti group and offered magnanimous results.