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Maca and Infertility

Maca and impotence One of maca's most striking properties is the power to improve the fertility parameters in humans and Animals. This fact had been noticed by local population since the Colonial times; but it was not until the sixties that science interested in this Peruvian root.

One of the many researches made on this property was made in Cayetano Heredia University (Lima-Peru) with 9 men. see table below:

Lepidium meyenii (Maca) improved semen parameters in adult men
EXPERIENCE	The present study was designed to determine the effect of a 4 month oral treatment with tablets of Lepidium meyenii (Maca) on seminal analysis in nine adult normal men aged 24-44 years old.
AUTHOR	Gustavo F. Gonzales 2001 Department of Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Philosophy and Instituto de Investigaciones de la Altura. Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
METHODS	Nine men received tablets of Maca (1500 or 3000 mg/day) for 4 months. Seminal analysis was studied according to guidelines of the World Health Organization (WHO). Serum luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), prolactin (PRL), testosterone (T) and estradiol (E2) were measured before and after treatment.
RESULTS	Treatment with Maca resulted in an increased seminal volume, sperm count per ejaculation, motile sperm count, and sperm motility. Serum hormone levels were not modified with Maca treatment. Increase of sperm count was not related to dose of Maca.(See research)