As we mentioned in previous articles, infertility is defined as inability of a couple to conceive after 12 months of unprotected sexual intercourse or can not carry the pregnancy to term. It effects over 5 millions couple alone in the U. S. and many times more in the world. Because of unawareness of treatments, only 10% seeks help from professional specialist. In this article, we will discuss what is kidney yin in traditional Chinese medicine in treating infertility
I. Definition
According to TCM kidney if vital to maintain a healthy reproduction system in men and women alike. Infertility caused by kidney yin deficiency including symptoms seminal emission, slow sperm mobility, low sperm count.
II. Causes of kidney yin deficiency
1 .Unhealthy diet
As oppose to yang deficiency, It is caused by men who love to hot and spicy food leading to heat accumulation in the body causing yin deficiency.
2. External factor
Working in the hot environment causes the depletion of fluids in the body including the kidney leading abundant yang qi production.
3. Low sexual activity
Frequent sexual activity increases the risk of yang deficiency, low sexual activity causes energy overly accumulation in the reproductive organ, leading to yin deficiency.
III. Effects of kidney yin deficiency
1. Abnormal sperm production
As we mentioned in the previous article, increasing yang qi or temperature in the body interferes with the production and quality of sperm causing slow sperm mobility, low sperm count.
2. Sexual dysfunction
a) Seminal emission
Seminal emission is a pattern in which the semen of a man emits frequently without making sexual activities. Since older sperm are replaced by new sperm production every day. Low sexual activity ( no ejaculation for a prolong period of time) causes abundant sperm in the reproductive organ, leading to seminal emission with low quality sperm being ejaculated.
IV. Symptoms
As we mentioned in the article definition
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