Efficacy of <i>Chatuprasrutik Basti</i> in Management Of Oligospermia – A Pilot Study

Abstract

Oligospermia is one of the most common reasons for infertility in day-to-day life. Infertility is a widespread issue that affects 8-12 % of couples globally on average and is getting worse day by day. It was observed that the pathology is found in approximately incidence of 60% males alone in infertile couples. In Ayurveda, Oligospermia can be correlated with Shukra-Alpta. Bastikarma is considered to be having particular action on Shukra Dhatu and Chatuprasrutik Basti is explained as Shukrakrut Basti in Charak Samhita, So in this study, Chatuprasrutik Basti was selected in the management of Oligospermia. Aim: This clinical investigation looked into how Chatuprasrutik Basti affected the number of sperm in patients with infertility. Study Design: This was interventional clinical research with one arm. Materials and Methods: Chatuprasrutik Basti was administered for two cycles of Basti of 6 days each with a month gap in Seven newly diagnosed cases of Oligospermia from the outpatient Department of Panchakarma at SST’s Ayurved Mahavidyalaya in, Sangamner, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India. Statistical Analysis: The “Student paired t-test” was used statistically to analyze the data. Results: At the conclusion of therapy, a significant (p<0.05) result was found in the evaluation of an objective parameter, specifically sperm count, and a significant result was not found in the evaluation of the factor sperm motility as p>0.05. Conclusion: Chatuprasrutik Basti is effective in the management of Oligospermia considering the factor of sperm count.