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ArticleInternational journal of yoga2013

Male reproductive health and yoga.

Pallav Sengupta, Prasenjit Chaudhuri, Koushik Bhattacharya

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Article in International journal of yoga, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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29citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

29 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 62 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Pallav SenguptaDepartment of Physiology, Vidyasagar College for Women, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Prasenjit Chaudhuri
Koushik Bhattacharya
Vidyasagar University · INUniversity of Calcutta · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Now-a-days reproductive health problems along with infertility in male is very often observed. Various Assisted Reproductive Technologies have been introduced to solve the problem, but common people cannot afford the cost of such procedures. Various ayurvedic and other alternative medicines, along with regular yoga practice are proven to be not only effective to enhance the reproductive health in men to produce a successful pregnancy, but also to regulate sexual desire in men who practice celibacy. Yoga is reported to reduce stress and anxiety, improve autonomic functions by triggering neurohormonal mechanisms by the suppression of sympathetic activity, and even, today, several reports suggested regular yoga practice from childhood is beneficial for reproductive health. In this regard the present review is aimed to provide all the necessary information regarding the effectiveness of yoga practice to have a better reproductive health and to prevent infertility.

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Anxietycancerinfertilitysperm countstressyoga

Identifiers

PMID23930026
PMCPMC3734644
OpenAlexW2024021822

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