Kazemeini Seyed Kazem, Emtiazy Majid, Owlia Fatemeh, Khani Parisa
Department of Traditional Medicine, Faculty of Iranian Traditional Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Ardakan, Iran.
Department of Oral Medicine, Dental Faculty, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
Int J Reprod Biomed. 2017 Apr;15(4):187-194.
Infertility is one of the most important reproductive health concerns in the conventional medicine. Iranian traditional medicine presents different viewpoints in this regard which they could be of benefit and a good guide for the society of medicine. This study sought to provide the comprehensive investigation on the causes of infertility according to Iranian traditional medicine for understanding of old sages' ideas and categorizing of the causes of infertility. In this narrative review, we searched causes of infertility in traditional medicine books and available articles in this field. Iranian traditional physicians have investigated the causes of infertility in couples and attributed them to male and female causes. They have divided the main causes of infertility in both sexes into structural and functional abnormalities, that both traditional medicine and conventional medicine have a lot of participations, but the traditional medicine believes holistic approach in the treatment of diseases and the involvement of all parts of the body particularly specialty board members (heart, liver, brain, ovary, and testicles) in the proper conduct activities in different parts of the body such as reproduction system. There is also special attention to temperament Mizaj disorders. Given the numerous commonalities existing between traditional and conventional medicine in categorizing the causes of infertility, Iranian traditional medicine methods can be applied as a complementary solution in infertility. It could be also subject to further research and investigation due to its opposition to modern medicine in some regards.
不孕症是传统医学中最重要的生殖健康问题之一。伊朗传统医学在这方面提出了不同观点，这些观点可能对医学界有益且具有良好的指导作用。本研究旨在根据伊朗传统医学对不孕症病因进行全面调查，以了解古代贤哲的思想并对不孕症病因进行分类。在这篇叙述性综述中，我们在传统医学书籍和该领域的现有文章中搜索了不孕症的病因。伊朗传统医生研究了夫妻不孕症的病因，并将其归因于男性和女性因素。他们将男女不孕症的主要病因分为结构和功能异常，传统医学和现代医学在这方面有很多共同之处，但传统医学在疾病治疗中采用整体方法，认为身体的各个部分尤其是特殊部位（心脏、肝脏、大脑、卵巢和睾丸）参与身体不同部位（如生殖系统）的正常活动。此外，还特别关注气质（体质）失调。鉴于传统医学和现代医学在不孕症病因分类方面存在诸多共性，伊朗传统医学方法可作为不孕症的一种补充解决方案。由于其在某些方面与现代医学相悖，它也可能需要进一步的研究和调查。
