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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1561-3194</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Ciencias Médicas]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1561-3194</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S1561-31942018000600070</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[LaMedicina Tradicional China en la infertilidad masculina]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Chinese Traditional Medicine in male infertility]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ramos Padilla1*]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Kenia]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Baños Hernández1]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ihosvani]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital General Docente Abel Santamaría Cuadrado  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Pinar del Río ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>22</volume>
<numero>6</numero>
<fpage>70</fpage>
<lpage>77</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1561-31942018000600070&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1561-31942018000600070&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1561-31942018000600070&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción: la oligoastenozoospermia es causa común de infertilidad masculina. El riñón según la Medicina Tradicional China es uno de los órganos más afectado en esta enfermedad.  Objetivo: describir los síndromes tradicionales asociados a la infertilidad masculina, en la búsqueda de tratamientos individualizados más efectivos.  Métodos: se realizó un estudio observacional y descriptivo en el servicio de Medicina Natural y Tradicional del Hospital General Docente Abel Santamaría Cuadrado de Pinar del Río, en el año 2016. Se estudiaron 86 pacientes infértiles que cumplieron los criterios de inclusión propuestos.El universo se caracterizó según: alteraciones del régimen trabajo-descanso, alimentación inadecuada, hábitos tóxicos, actividad sexual intemperante, síntomas y signos tradicionales, características de lengua y pulso, y síndromes de órganos Zang-Fu, según cuatro métodos diagnósticos.  Resultados:  el 61,6% de los pacientes manifestaron alteraciones del régimen trabajo descanso, el 54,6% alimentación inadecuada con aumento de alimentos grasos, y el41% ingieren bebidas alcohólicas. En el 80, 2% predominó la lasitud y dolor en región lumbar y rodillas, la lengua pálida con saburra blanca fina (27,5%)y el pulso profundo y filiforme (34%). Los síndromes según órganos Zang Fu, que prevalecieron fueron: deficiencia de Yang de Riñón (34,9%), deficiencia de Jing de Riñón (29,1%) y deficiencia de Yin de Riñón (24,4%).  Conclusiones:  los síndromes de deficiencia de Riñón predominaron en los pacientes infértiles. La diferenciación de los síndromes en estos pacientes es de gran importancia para la adecuada selección del tratamiento tradicional y su efectividad.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Introduction: oligoasthenozoospermiais a common cause of male infertility. The kidney according to Chinese Traditional Medicine is one of the most affected organs associated with this health condition.  Objective:  to describe the traditional syndromes associated with male infertility, searching for more effective individualized treatments.  Methods:  an observational and descriptive study was carried out in the Natural and Traditional Medicine Service at Abel Santamaria Cuadrado General Teaching Hospital in Pinar del Río during 2016; 86 infertile patients who met the inclusion criteria were included in the study. The sample was distinguished according to: adjustment of the work-rest regime, inadequate diet, toxic habits, intemperate sexual activity, symptoms and traditional signs, characteristics of tongue and pulse, and syndromes of Zang-Fu organs, according to four diagnostic methods.  Results:  61,6 % of the patients manifested alterations of the work-rest regime, 54,6 % inadequate food intake with increase of fatty foods, and 41 % ingestion of alcoholic beverages; 80,2 % showed lassitude and pain in the lumbar region and knees predominantly, pale tongue with fine-white coating (27,5 %) and the deep and filiform pulse (34 %). The prevailing syndromes according to Zang Fu organs were: Kidney Yang deficiency (34,9 %), Kidney Jing deficiency (29,1 %) and Kidney Yin deficiency (24,4 %).  Conclusions:  kidney deficiency syndromes predominated in infertile patients. The differentiation of the syndromes in these patients is of great importance for the adequate alternative of traditional treatment and its effectiveness.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[INFERTILIDAD MASCULINA,ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DE LA SALUD]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[MEDICINA CHINA TRADICIONAL.]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[INFERTILITY, MALE;WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL.]]></kwd>
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