LOW SPERM COUNT AND AYURVEDIC TREATMENT
- Dr. NITESH KHONDE
- May 19, 2018
- 2 min read
Updated: Jun 4, 2018
LOW SPERM COUNT AND AYURVEDA TREATMENT
Low sperm count and Ayurveda treatment, a low sperm count is also known as oligospermia. Low sperm count means sperm quantity is fewer than 15million per ejaculation.
This problem leads to failure of conception.
Symptoms-
Basically, this is asymptomatic. Some times it shows symptoms like
Problems in Intercourse-Like low sexual desire
Pain, swelling or a lump in the testicle area
Decreased body hair and mustache
Change in gait and body language
Causes-
Inflammation of epidermis of testes, or some sexually transmitted infections, including gonorrhea or HIV can cause the testicular damage

Surgery of bladder or urethra
Spine surgery
Medications like-alpha blockers ,steroids
Tumors of pituitary gland
Radiation or chemotherapy
Undescended testicles.
Hormone imbalances.
Defects of tubules that transport sperm
Chromosome defects.
Celiac disease digestive disorder caused by sensitivity to gluten, celiac disease can cause male infertility. Fertility may improve after adopting a gluten-free diet.
Certain surgeries. Certain surgeries might prevent you from having sperm in your ejaculate, including vasectomy, inguinal hernia repairs, scrotal or testicular surgeries, prostate surgeries, and large abdominal surgeries performed for testicular and rectal cancers, among others. In most cases, surgery can be performed to either reverse these blockages or to retrieve sperm directly from the epidermis and testicles.
Industrial chemicals like herbicides, pesticides, organic solvents, painting materials and lead might contribute to low sperm counts.
Heavy metal exposure.
Radiation or X-rays exposure
Drugs like cocaine or marijuana reduce the quality and quantity of sperm
Alcohol consumption
Tobacco smoking.
Prevention-
To protect your fertility, avoid known factors that can affect sperm count and quality.
For example:
Avoid smoking and alcohol consumption
Maintain a healthy weight.
Manage stress.
Avoid exposure to pesticides, heavy metals and other toxins.
Treatment-
Ayurveda explained a separate branch which deals with the management of defective semen and spermatogenesis along with sexual potencification, is called as Vajikarana tantra
The treatment of Oligospermia comprises of administration of rasayanas and vajikara dravyas or medicines (verificatory or aphrodisiacs) internally,
Panchakarma treatment like kshetrikaran means suddhi of the whole body by panchakarma are effective
Panchkarma like basti,uttarbasti,shiridhara,virechan,vaman are advisiable
Herbs-
Herbs like kapikacchu,ashwagandha,gokshur,mash,amalki,shatavari,are advisiable
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