Evaluación de los parámetros seminales en hombres varicocelectomizados tratados con Lepidium meyenni (Maca)

Abstract

Varicocele is the most frequent cause of male infertility which is characterized by poor seminal quality with high levels of reactive oxidative species. Surgical correction is considered the treatment of choice in this disorder and few studies focus on improving semen quality after varicocelectomy. In this study we determine the effect of Lepidium meyenii in patients with varicocele and post varicocelectomy. Semen samples were evaluated in thirty patients with infertility and varicocele grades II and III before surgery, at three and six months after surgery. At three months after surgery men were evaluated again and treated with 1,200 mg/day of L. meyenii. After three months post-surgery, an increase in sperm parameters was observed with a reduction in seminal viscosity; but at six months the improvement of the seminal parameters was more evident in treated men. Samples of patients with severe oligozoospermia improved after treatment with L. meyenii. Probably the antioxidant effect of polyphenols of maca are reducing factors of oxidative stress in the varicose testis. It is concluded that the administration of L. meyenni in patients with varicocele helps the restoration of sperm quality and probably in fertility.