Papers/PMID:34585449
Evaluation of the effect of Lepidium meyenii Walpers in infertile patients: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
Phytotherapy research : PTR2021The record
1 finding drawn from this paper, on 1 compound across 1 endpoint, 1 of them null.
What it reported
How to read these marksEvery finding here is a null result.
What did not
1 finding
Lepidium meyenii — no detected effect on sperm concentration
LikelyGrade B, Likely. Human evidence, limited replication or design limits.FindingNull result“An increase during the treatment was noted at total sperm count and sperm concentration in both the maca and the placebo group, while the placebo group showed better performance, even though not statistically different.”
Quoted verbatim from Evaluation of the effect of Lepidium meyenii Walpers in infertile patients: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.. - Study
- RCT
- Dose
- 2.8 g/day (seven 400 mg capsules per day)
- Population
- infertile men aged 28-52 years with impaired semen quality
Evaluation of the effect of Lepidium meyenii Walpers in infertile patients: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.2021PMID:34585449Industry funded