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of childless people are confronted with social stigmatization and frustration.
Erectile dysfunction is one of the commonest disorders of male sexual function.
Among the methods used to treat male infertility problems, medicinal plants
have been used empirically as extracts, decoctions, fractions or semi-purified
compounds. These herbal products are used in the treatment of a dysfunctioning
of the libido, sexual asthenia, erection and sperm disorders. Penile erection
depends on a complex interaction of psychological, neural, vascular and endocrine
factors. Testosterone has an important role in both central and peripheral domains
of this process. Pharmacological activities of many plants have been shown
in vitro using cells, in vivo (on laboratory animals) and human
studies. Plants provide a treatment option that is affordable and available
for infertile couples and phytotherapy is an essential form of treatment in
our health system .In this review, we have summarized most of the data dealing
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