Effect of Zuogui Pill Combined with Five Animal Exercises on the Erectile Function and Scrotum-Testicular Temperature in Patients with Psychogenic Erectile Dysfunction
JING Tao 1, SHEN Hejun 1, LIU Yelan 2, et al. Effect of Zuogui Pill Combined with Five Animal Exercises on the Erectile Function and Scrotum-Testicular Temperature in Patients with Psychogenic Erectile Dysfunction[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2012, 53(23): 2017-2020.
JING Tao 1, SHEN Hejun 1, LIU Yelan 2, et al. Effect of Zuogui Pill Combined with Five Animal Exercises on the Erectile Function and Scrotum-Testicular Temperature in Patients with Psychogenic Erectile Dysfunction[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2012, 53(23): 2017-2020.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2012.23.028.
Objective To observe the therapeutic effect and possible mechanisms of Zuogui Pill [ left-restoring ( kidney yin ) pill ] combined with five animal exercises for psychogenic erectile dysfunction ( ED ) .Methods Seventy six cases of psychogen- ic ED were randomized into the control group ( 36cases ) and experimental group ( 40cases ) .The control group was given Zuogui Pill orally
10pills once
twice daily.The experimental group was added with five animal exercises.The treatment course lasted for 3months.The hormone levels
International Index of Erectile Function ( IIEF-5 )
Social Emotional Assets and Resilience Scales ( SEAR ) and scrotum-testicular temperature were detected and observed before and after treatment.Results The total effective rate of the experimental group and control group was 95.00%and 69.44%respectively
with a sig-nificant difference between groups ( P<0.01 ) .The levels of serum testosterone ( T ) and luteinizing hormone ( LH ) were sig-nificantly increased in both groups after treatment ( P<0.01 )
especially in the experimental group ( P<0.05 ) .There were significant differences between groups in the IIEF-5scores of moderate and severe patients and SEAR scores of severe patients after treatment ( P<0.05 ) .The bilateral scrotum-testicular temperature significantly decreased in the experimental group after treatment ( P<0.05or P<0.01 )
with a significant difference between groups in the left scrotum-testicular temperature ( P< 0.05 ) .Conclusion The combo therapy of Zuogui Pill and five animal exercises is effective for psychogenic ED
which maybe relevant to regulating the hormone level and improving the microcirculation of corpus cavernosum.