Objective: To conduct a case series analysis on Professor Wang Qi's prescriptions for oligoasthenospermia and a preliminary discussion on the clinical application of the pathogenesis theory of "kidney deficiency with dampness, heat, stasis, toxin and parasites" so as to provide some reference for the diagnosis and treatment of oligoasthenospermia by traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).
Methods: We selected 13 representative cases of oligoasthenospermia treated by Professor Wang Qi, analyzed the basic conditions of the patients, changes of the disease and prescriptions used, and investigated the treatment of oligoasthenospermia in view of Professor Wang Qi's TCM theory on andrology.
Results: Excellent therapeutic effect was achieved in 7, indefinite effect in 5 and no effect in 1 of the 13 cases. Totally 38 prescriptions were employed in the treatment, of which Bajitian was used in 30, Tusizi in 27, Gouqizi in 25, Sangshen in 25, Shuizhi in 24 and Danggui in 22. The drugs used in the treatment of 10 or more patients included Bajitian in 12, Sangshen in 11, Shuizhi in 11, Tusizi in 10 and Gouqizi in 10 cases.
Conclusions: Professor Wang Qi's prescriptions are effective for the treatment of oligoasthenospermia and the pathogenesis theory of "kidney deficiency with dampness, heat, stasis, toxin and parasites" is valuable in guiding the clinical diagnosis and treatment in traditional Chinese medicine.
Keywords: case series; clinical experience; oligoasthenospermia.