Alternative and antioxidant therapies used by a sample of infertile males in Jordan: a cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is frequently used in the Middle East, especially to treat chronic diseases such as infertility. We aimed to examine the prevalence, characteristics, and determinants of CAM use, particularly herbs and antioxidant therapies, among infertile males presenting for infertility evaluation in Jordan.

Methods

Demographic information, use of alternative and antioxidant therapies for infertility treatment, and patients' belief in efficacy and safety of the therapies used were collected using a face-to-face questionnaire. Data were collected from 428 infertile male patients presenting at infertility clinics in Amman, the capital city of Jordan. The study was conducted between April 2013 and September 2013.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Bardaweel SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4223394 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature