Male Reproductive System
Synopsis of Male Reproductive System
The male reproductive system consists of internal and external organs that work together to produce, mature, and deliver sperm, as well as to synthesize and regulate testosterone, the primary male sex hormone. Key components include the testes, epididymis, vas deferens, seminal vesicles, prostate gland, urethra, and penis.
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Testes produce sperm and testosterone.
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Epididymis stores and matures sperm.
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Vas deferens transports sperm during ejaculation.
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Seminal vesicles and prostate gland contribute fluid to form semen.
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Penis and urethra allow for sperm delivery and urination.
Testosterone drives the development of male secondary sexual characteristics (facial hair, voice deepening, muscle mass) and plays key roles in libido, sperm production, energy, mood, and bone health. Reproductive health is influenced by age, stress, diet, environmental toxins (e.g., endocrine disruptors), infections, hormone levels, and circulatory health.
Common male reproductive issues include low testosterone (andropause), erectile dysfunction, infertility, enlarged prostate (BPH), prostatitis, and varicocele. Lifestyle factors and chronic inflammation often underlie these conditions.
Natural remedies to support Male Reproductive System
Zinc and selenium: Essential for testosterone synthesis and sperm health.
Exercise and strength training: Boost natural testosterone and improve circulation.
Adaptogens (ashwagandha, maca): Support stress response and hormonal balance.
Healthy fats and protein: Aid in hormone production.
Avoid xenoestrogens: Found in plastics, pesticides, and some personal care products.
Pelvic floor exercises: Improve blood flow and urinary control.
Sleep and stress management: Crucial for testosterone production and libido.
Ingredients
These raw ingredients are often used in alternative medicine to support Male Reproductive System.
alpha-linolenic acid (ALA)
amino acids
ashwagandha
aspartic acid
beta-sitosterol
sesame
boron
bovine
broccoli
caterpillar mushroom
chrysin
cordyceps
cowage seed
creatine monohydrate
d-alpha tocopherol
daidzin
damiana
DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone)
DIM (diindolylmethane)
fenugreek
flaxseed
folate
genistein
ginseng
gokhru
HMR lignan
L-arginine
L-citrulline
lignans
linoleic acid (LA)
lycopene
maca
magnesium
Melatonin
Muira puama
Nettle
olive
parsley
phytocannabinoids
pollen
pomegranate
protein
pumpkin
pygeum
rehmannia glutinosa
rhizome
saffron
saw palmetto
secoisolariciresinol diglucoside
selenium
black ginger
soybean
spearmint leaf
sterols
stigmasterol
Tongkat ali
tribulus
Almond fruit
velvet bean
vitamin B
vitamin B6
vitamin D
vitamin E
Zinc
red clover
suma
Neem tree
anise
smilax
Caesalpinia crista
lingzhi
sunflower
root tuber
broomrape
cistanche
dogwood
dodder
royal jelly
equol (proprietary)
trace minerals
barrenwort
wheat germ
Wood betony
herbal blend (proprietary)
Yohimbe
soy isoflavones
11-Keto-Androstenetrione
17 beta-hydroxy 2 alpha,17beta-dimethyl 5 alpha-androstan 3-one azine
1-androsterone
11-hydroxy yohimbine
17b-hydroxy-2a,17b-dimethyl-5a-androstan-3-one-azine
17 beta-[1-ketoethyl]-androstane-3-one,17a-ol
19-Norandrosta-drol
25-d-spirosta-3, 5-diene
2a, 17a -dimethyl-5a androstan, 17b-ol 3, 3-azine
26-diol, 5 alpha-furostan-12-one-3 beta, 22, 26-triol
2a 17a -dimethyl 17a hydroxy, 5a etiocholan 3-one
2a, 17a-dimethyl-17b-hydroxy-5a-androstan-3-one
3beta-hydroxy-5alpha-androst-1-en-17-one
3-Alpha-Hydroxyetioallocholan-17-one
3b-Hydroxy-androstan-17-one
3-deoxy 7-oxo DHEA
3b-hydroxy-androsta-1,4,6-triene-17-one
3,4-Divanillyltetrahydrofuran
3b-hydroxy-androsta-4,6-diene-17-one
3-hydroxy-5alpha-androst-1-en-17-one
4'-hydroxy-3'-methoxyisoflavone-7
4-DHEA
4'-hydroxy-3'-methoxyisoflavone
4-androsterone
5 alpha-furost-20(22)-en-12-one-3 beta
5-alpha-furost-20(22)-en-12-one-3 beta, 26-diol
5-androstene-3alpha,17beta-diol
5-alpha-furostan-12-one-3 beta, 22, 26-triol
5-androsten-3beta-ol-17-one
5,7-Dimethoxyflavone
5alpha-spirostan-2alpha,3beta, 5alpha-triol-6-OH
5-Alpha-Hydroxy Laxogenin
6-Ketodiosgenin
6, 17 keto etiocholeva-3-ol 3, 17 ketoetiochol-triene
7,4-Dimethoxyflavone
7-Alpha-Hydroxy-DHEA
Ashwagandha
Arginine
Achyranthes bidentata
animal Tissue
androstane derivatives
antler
Androstenedione
Angelica
Angelica gigas nakai
Allium tuberosum Rottl.
Asparagus racemosus
Aspartic Acid
Androstenetrione
Antler horn
Alchornea
Arginine orotate
AHCC
Ajuga
Algae (unspecified)
Alkaloid (unspecified)
avocado
Ajuga turkestanica
Androstenedione
Arginine-L-malate
Abutua
Amino Acid (unspecified)
Alkaloids
African Scurf Pea
Alchornea floribunda
Androsterone 3-Acetate
Agnuside
Antler Horn
Ant
Abuta
Allium tuberosum
Asparagus adscendens
androstatrienedione
anti-aromatase
Arginine
Androsterone
animal protein
Beta Sitosterol
betony
black seed
butter
Boar (unspecified)
Bee Pollen
Bee Pollen
Brassica
Butea monosperma
black galingale
beef
Beef liver
Bovine (unspecified)
Brassica rapa (unspecified)
bovine protein
Boron
biochanin
Broccoli
Bulbine natalensis
berry
borate
Brazil nut
Butter
Boron
Boron (various)
ba ji tian
Beef
Butea superba
Boron Alpha-Ketoglutarate
Broomrape
Black Seed Oil
bee products
Berries (unspecified)
Brassica (unspecified)
Borassus aethiopum
Boron ascorbate
Beta-Sitosterol
blend (herb/botanical)
Bovine (not specified)
Bovine (unspecified)
Beef liver
Boron picolinate
Beta Sitosterol
Curculigo orchioides
Cyperus (unspecified)
Cannabis
chlorodehydromethylandrostenediol
Chinese mountain ant
Cucurbita
Chloromethylandrostenediol
Cordyceps
Cnidium
Clerodendrum phlomidis
Cynanchum wilfordii
Cynomorium
Citrulline
Chinese fleeceflower
Chrysin
Cannabinoids
Catauba
Cordyceps
Chinese pond turtle
Chinese Chive
Chlorophytum
Cistanche deserticola
cruciferous
Cowhage
Cyanotis vaga
Cyperus rotundus
Chinese Dodder
Cistanche tubulosa
Choline
Cistanche
Chinese Mountain Ant
Cottonseed
catuaba
Crinum latifolium
cyanostane
Cyanotis arachnoides
Chrysin
Clam
Curculigo (unspecified)
Cistanche (unspecified)
Damiana
divanillyltetrahydrofuran
DHEA
D-Aspartic Acid
desoxydiosgenin
DHEA
dimethazine
Date Palm
daidzein
deer velvet
Diindolylymethane
Diindolylmethane
Docosapentaenoic acid
Dymethazine
Deer Velvet
date
dienedione
Dodder
Diindoylmethane
eurycomanone
epistane
English Walnut Oil
egg
Epimedium
Euryale seed
elk antler
epindrosterone
Eurycoma Longifolia
epiandrosterone
Eurypeptides
Epimedium extract
Egg
Epiandrosterone
Ester derivatives (unspecified)
ecdysterone
Essential oil (unspecified)
Euryale
Epidedium
epiandrostenolone
folic acid
Flax
fenuside
Flax protein
Flower Pollen
fo-ti
furostanols
formononetin
Furazadrol
fish
fatty acids
fungus
Fatty Acid (unspecified)
Fish
Flaxseed
Fruit (unspecified)
formononetin
Flax lignans
Fish
Flaxseed Protein
Fadogia agrestis
Fish Oil
Fish Oil
Fish (including shell)
Fenugreek
Fish (including shell)
Folate
Gamma Linolenic Acid
Genseng (not specified)
Ginseng, Oriental
Ginsenosides
Ginseng, Siberian
Ginsenosides (unspecified)
Ginseng
Ginseng, American
garden cress
Ginseng (unspecified)
Ginsenoside
Green seaweed (unspecified)
Genistein
Ginseng, Panax
Ginsenosides
Horn
Honduran Sarsaparilla
Hygrophila
horny goat weed
Halodrol
Hypericum
hemp
Indole-3-Carbinol (I3C)
Isoflavones (unspecified)
isoflavone (unspecified)
Indian sarsparilla
isoflavones
icariin
Isoflavones (mixed)
Jatropha macrantha
Kigelia africana
Kokilaksha
Ketosterone
Ketosterone (unspecified)
Linolenic Acids
L-Carnitine
Levant cotton
L-Citrulline
Linolenic acid
L-Arginine
Lycopene
Lipids (unspecified)
Lignan (unspecified)
Lignans (mixed)
Lavandin
Liver
Lignan
L-Aspartic Acid
Leptadenia
Lignans
Loranthus
Laminaria
Liver
lipids
Lycopene
macamides
Monounsaturated fatty acid (unspecified)
maral root
Methoxydienone
Massularia acuminata
Marine fat (unspecified)
mineral (unspecified)
Massularia auminata
Moringa
Mexican Sarsaparilla
Montanoa tomentosa
Melatonin
Muira Puama
Maca
Marine oil (unspecified)
Molluscs
Matapalo Tree
Mantis Egg Case
Myristoleic Acid
macaenes
Nettle (mixed)
Neem
Nigella seed
Nymphaea caerulea
Nut Grass
Nettle (unspecified)
Omega-6
Orchis latifolia
Oyster
Ox
Orchic
oyster
Omega Blend
Oriental Ginseng
Osthole
Pomegranate
Puerain
Pumpkinseed Oil
peptides (unspecified)
Pumpkin
Panax Ginseng
Prostate
Polygonatum (unspecified)
Peptides (unspecified)
polyunsaturated fat
Pumpkin Seeed Oil
Protodioscin
Propionyl-L-Carnitine
Peptide
Pollen
Pomegranate Oil
Pedalium
Polygonatum kingianum
Protodioscin
Pumpkin Seed Oil
Polyunsaturated fatty acid
Pygeum
Protein (unspecified)
polyphenols (various)
Peptide (unspecified)
Phytocannabinoid (unspecified)
Progesterone
Proprietary Blend (Herb/Botanical)
Phytoestrogens
Pituitary
Prickly Chaff Flower
Pine Pollen
Pig
Phytoestrogen (unspecified)
Phytoestrol (unspecified)
Pollen (unspecified)
Peptides
Rhaponticum carthamoides
Rubus
Roe
Royal Jelly
Raspberry (unspecified)
Raspberry
resin
Royal Jelly
Rehmannia
Rhaponticum
Red Clover
Sapogenin
Secoisolariciresinol diglycoside
Small-flowered willow herb
Selenium
Sea vegetation (unspecified)
Soy
Soy Isoflavones
Sesame Seed
Selenocysteine
Selenomethionine
Spearmint
Sichuan Teasel
Selenium ascorbate
Smilax
Small-Flowered Willow-Herb
Shellfish
Safed musli
Sea Cucumber
Suma
Sequoia (unspecified)
Stinging Nettle
Selenium Yeast
Selenium Yeast
Seleno Methionine
Soy Protein
Sesame
Selenium Picolinate
Semecarpus anacardium
Sea Cucumber
Sarsaparilla (mixed)
Shataverins
Sterones (unspecified)
Saw Palmetto
Selenium
Shilajit
Sarsaparilla (unspecified)
Shellfish
Schisandra
seaweed
Selenomethionine
Trichilia catigua
Triterpene Glycoside (unspecified)
Tetrahydrocannabinol
Tribuloside
Turkesterone
Tiger Nut
Tribulus
Tribulus Terrestris
Thai kudzu
Tribulus alatus
Unsaturated fatty acid
Vitamin E (mixed tocotrienols)
Vitamin E (unspecified)
Vitamin B9 (Calcium Folinate)
Vitamin B9 (calcium methyltetrahydrofolate)
Vitamin D (mixed)
Vitamin B9
Vitamin E (Alpha-Tocomonoenol)
Vitamin E (natural tocopherols)
Vitamin E (tocopherol ascorbyl palmitate)
Vitamin E (tocopheryl acetate)
Vitamin E (mixed tocopherols)
Vitamin E (Gamma Tocotrienol)
Vitamin E (beta tocotrienol)
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol succinate)
Vitamin E (alpha tocopheryl)
Vitamin B9 (unspecified)
Vitamin E
Vitamin B9 (calcium methylfolate)
Vitamin E (alpha tocopheryl acetate)
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopheryl polyethylene glycol succinate)
Vitamin E (beta-tocotrienol)
Vitamin E (mixed tocopherols
Vitamin E (tocopheryl succinate)
Vitamin E (tocotrienol unspecified)
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopheryl acetate)
Vitamin E (delta tocopherol)
Vitamin E (alpha tocopherol)
Vitamin E (beta tocopherol)
Vitamin E (mixed)
Vitamin B9 (folic acid/folate)
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol acetate)
Vitamin E (beta and delta tocopherols)
Vitamin E (beta-tocopherol)
Vitamin E (mixied tocopherols and tocotrienols)
Vitamin E (tocotrienols)
Vitamin E (unspecified tocopheryl acetate)
Vitamin E (gamma tocopherol)
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopheryl succinate)
Vitamin E (Mixed Tocopherols and Tocotrienols)
Vitamin B9 (methyltetrahydrofolate)
Vitamin E (tocopherol not specified)
Viramin E (mixed tocopherols)
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopheryl hydrochloride)
Vitamin E (mixed alpha-tocopherol)
Vitamin E (mixed tocopherols/tocotrienols)
Vitamin E (mixed tocotrienols/tocopherols)
Vitamin D
Vitamin B
Vegetable Oil (not specified)
Vitamin E (not specified)
Vitamin E (vitamin E acetate)
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)
Vitamin E (gamma unspecified)
vegetable oil
Vitamin E (alpha tocopheryl succinate)
Vitamin E (delta-tocopherol)
Vitamin E (tocofersolan)
Vitamine E (mixed tocotrienols)
Withanolides
White Peony
Walnut (unspecified)
Walnut
Xanthoparmelia
Yohimbine
Yohimbe
Yam (unspecified)
YK11
Yohimbines (unspecified)
Zinc alpha keto-glutarate
Zinc Picolinate
Zinc
Zinc
Zinc alpha-ketoglutarate
Zinc magnesium aspartate
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