216 results about "Gonad" patented technology

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of marine fish cultivation and breeding, and in particular to an industrialized cultivation method for a cephalopholissonnerati fry. The method includes: a step of sequentially performing food acclimation and nutrient enrichment on a cephalopholissonnerati parent fish under conditions of 25-29° C. of water temperature and running water, to obtain the parent fish with mature gonad development, and other steps.

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of marine fish cultivation and breeding, and in particular to an industrialized cultivation method for a Cephalopholissonnerati fry. The method includes: a step of sequentially performing food acclimation and nutrient enrichment on a Cephalopholissonnerati parent fish under conditions of 25-29° C. of water temperature and running water, to obtain the parent fish with mature gonad development, and other steps.

The invention discloses an artificial breeding method of epinephelus fuscoguttatus and pink pterus coerulescens hybrid species, which comprises the following steps: screening healthy epinephelus fuscoguttatus as a female parent, screening healthy pink pterus coerulescens as a male parent, and carrying out enhanced breeding on the male parent and the female parent, the gonad maturation of the parent is promoted; the method comprises the following steps: collecting egg liquid of a female parent and semen of a male parent, inseminating to obtain a fertilized egg, incubating the fertilized egg to obtain a hybrid spot, performing authenticity identification on the hybrid spot by using one or more of sequences SEQ ID NO.1-SEQ ID NO.8, and determining that the hybrid spot inherits genetic information of the female parent and the male parent. The technical blank of crossbreeding of the pink pink bass as the parent grouper is filled, so that the hybrid obtained by hybridizing the epinephelus fuscoguttatus and the pink pink bass is reliable in authenticity, and inherits genetic information of male and female parents on the molecular level.

The invention provides an artificial breeding method of wild sal-family large yellow croaker, and belongs to the technical field of aquatic animal breeding. The invention provides an artificial breeding method of wild sal-family pseudosciaena crocea, which comprises the following steps: domesticating the wild sal-family pseudosciaena crocea, then carrying out intensive cultivation, and after the wild sal-family pseudosciaena crocea is cultivated until gonad is mature, carrying out artificial spawning induction and natural fertilization on the obtained parent fish of the sal-family pseudosciaena crocea to obtain fertilized eggs; the fertilized eggs are subjected to incubation and fry cultivation, and sal-family large yellow croaker fries are obtained; the artificial spawning method comprises the step of injecting hormone into parent fish in two steps. According to the method, favorable conditions are created for large-scale breeding of the sal-family pseudosciaena crocea, and a large number of artificially bred sal-family pseudosciaena crocea fry groups can be obtained by adopting the method.

The invention discloses a traditional Chinese medicine compound oral preparation for treating male oligoasthenospermia, and belongs to the technical field of traditional Chinese medicine preparations. The rhizoma polygonati processed with wine, the prepared rehmannia root and the like are used for nourishing the liver and kidney to consolidate congenital, the codonopsis pilosula, the astragalus membranaceus and the like are used for invigorating spleen and replenishing qi to complement postnatal, the fried cowherb seed is used for activating blood circulation, and the salted semen plantaginis is used for promoting diuresis, so that the problems of insufficient spermatogenesis and low vitality caused by deficiency of the spleen and the kidney are fundamentally solved. Experiments and clinical researches show that the preparation can significantly improve the sperm quantity, activity and activity rate of oligoasthenospermia model mice and patients, the clinical total effective rate reaches 90%, the pregnancy rate reaches 53.3%, and the curative effect is superior to that of Wuzi Yanzong pills in a control group. The action mechanism covers regulation of blood lipid metabolism, improvement of hypothalamus-pituitary-gonad axis functions, repair of testicular seminiferous tubule structural damage and reduction of lipid deposition, and meanwhile, oxidative stress and inflammatory injury are relieved and spermatogenic cell functions are protected by regulating and controlling a PPAR signal channel and inhibiting molecular pathways such as Cga / Sting mediated cell apoptosis.

The invention provides a method for overspeed preparation of gene edited goldfish. The method comprises the following steps: S1, obtaining gobiocypris rarus without primordial germ cells as receptor fish; s2, designing a target spot for the goldfish amh gene, introducing a Cas9 / gRNA complex into a goldfish fertilized egg, performing sequencing verification to obtain a mutant individual, and feeding the mutant individual as a donor fish; s3, taking gonads of donor fish, cutting into pieces, performing enzymolysis digestion, filtering, and performing density gradient centrifugation to enrich donor germline stem cells; s4, transplanting the germline stem cells of the donor fish into the receptor fish body, and feeding to obtain the gene edited goldfish sperms and ova. S5, hybridizing and feeding goldfish amh mutant sperms and ova produced by gobiocypris rarus to obtain gene edited goldfish individuals. According to the invention, gobiocypris gobiocypris is used as a receptor, the cross-subfamily gene edited goldfish is used as a donor, and an efficient, stable and easy-to-popularize method for preparing the gene edited goldfish is provided by utilizing a belly borrowing reproduction technology.

The invention relates to marine fish breeding, and particularly discloses an indoor full-artificial breeding method for black epinephelus, which specifically comprises the key technical links of nutrient enrichment of parent fish, hormone induced spawning, artificial insemination and fertilized egg incubation, indoor breeding of fry, compound feed domestication and the like. By controlling water temperature, illumination, salinity and nutritional conditions, synchronous maturation and efficient ovulation of parent gonads of the epinephelus nigatosus are achieved, the fertilization rate reaches 95% or above, and the hatching rate exceeds 85%. According to the method, the whole-process artificial controllable breeding of the epinephelus nigatosus from the parent fish to the fry is realized, a new variety is provided for the epinephelus culture industry, and a feasible technical approach is also provided for the artificial breeding and improved variety breeding of the wild epinephelus nigatosus in the island reef of the South China Sea.

The invention discloses a zebra fish spermatogonial stem cell separation and transplantation method, and belongs to the technical field of fish germline stem cell separation. The method comprises the following steps: washing complete sexual glands of zebra fish testis by adopting penicillin / streptomycin double-antibody-containing PBS (Phosphate Buffer Solution), physically shearing, digesting and dissociating, and filtering by a screen, so as to obtain zebra fish testis cell suspension; performing density gradient centrifugation to obtain zebra fish spermatogonial stem cells; dyeing, marking, centrifuging, washing, re-suspending, and carrying out micro-injection transplantation to enter the back of the abdominal cavity of the acceptor zebrafish juvenile fish. According to different physical properties of different cells, spermatogonial stem cells are separated, purified and transplanted from zebra fish testis cell suspension by adopting a density gradient centrifugation method, and migration and proliferation processes of donor germ cells can be observed in receptor fish after fluorescence labeling. And a new technical path is provided for fish germplasm resource preservation, endangered fish protection, economic cultured fish yield increase and new variety cultivation.

The present disclosure provides a one-piece garment for protection of a wearer from radiation. The garment comprises an upper body section, a collar section and a front flap section to shield a region of thyroid, a region of torso and a region of gonad of the wearer.

The invention discloses a method for separating and transplanting spermatogonial stem cells of Chinese sturgeons, and belongs to the technical field of separation of germline stem cells of fishes. The separation method comprises the following steps: washing Chinese sturgeon testis tissues with an L-15 culture medium containing penicillin / streptomycin double antibodies, and carrying out physical shearing, digestive enzyme enzymolysis and screen filtration to obtain a Chinese sturgeon testis cell suspension; performing percoll density gradient centrifugation to obtain high-purity spermatogonial stem cells of the Chinese sturgeons; and dyeing, washing, resuspending and carrying out micro-injection transplantation to enter the gonad primordium reproductive ridge part of the juvenile acceptor fish. According to the physical characteristics of the spermatogonial stem cells of the Chinese sturgeons, the spermatogonial stem cells with high purity are obtained by adopting percoll density gradient centrifugation, and the purpose of abdomen borrowing reproduction is achieved by adopting a microinjection mode, so that the preservation of germ cells of endangered fishes and the reconstruction of artificial populations are realized; and a new technical approach is provided for protecting genetic resources of the Chinese sturgeons and breaking through artificial propagation bottlenecks.

The invention provides an SNP (Single Nucleotide Polymorphism) molecular marker related to sexual gland weight traits of fugu rubripes and application of the SNP molecular marker, and relates to the technical field of biology. According to the invention, association analysis is carried out in combination with the sexual gland heavy character of the fugu rubripes, and the SNP molecular marker significantly related to the sexual gland heavy character of the fugu rubripes is successfully excavated. The SNP molecular marker is used for breeding of improved gonad breeds of fugu rubripes, and compared with traditional phenotype-based selective breeding and cross breeding means, the SNP molecular marker has higher accuracy and detection efficiency and has a wide application prospect.

The present invention relates to a method for obtaining a genetically modified progeny of an avian animal by packaging a gene edited or genetically modified vector in a recombinant adenovirus and injecting into the dorsal aorta of an embryo when PGCs migrate to a developing gonad; compared with the existing disclosed method for transforming the PGCs in vitro, the operation method disclosed by the invention not only can stably and effectively infect the PGCs in vivo, but also has the advantages that more importantly, the probability of generating gene editing offspring is higher, and particularly, the breeding efficiency of cultivating the transgenic chicken offspring with KRT75L4 gene and MSTN gene knockout is higher; and on the other hand, the reporter gene or crispr-cas protein gene does not need to be integrated into the genome of the bird and the non-native protein does not need to be expressed, so that the operability is higher from the commercial level.

The invention relates to the technical field of animal husbandry, in particular to a synchronous oestrus-timing insemination method suitable for cattle, which comprises the following steps: firstly, performing intramuscular injection of PG (cloprostenol sodium) at different time points after calving to promote uterine recovery and luteolysis and lay a synchronous oestrus foundation; the method comprises the key steps that GnRH (gonadotropin release hormone) is given through intramuscular injection on the 43rd day, the 53rd day, the 60th day and the 69th day, pituitary is promoted to release follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH), collection and screening of follicles are guided, follicle maturation is promoted, the oestrus uncovering rate and the oestrus conception rate are increased, a melatonin implant is implanted in a subcutaneous implantation mode on the 63rd day, and the melatonin implant is implanted in a subcutaneous implantation mode on the 63rd day. The synthesis of ovarian hormones is promoted by regulating the hypothalamus-pituitary-gonad axis, the secretion of follicle cell factors and maturation promoting factors is promoted, the development of granular cells is promoted, and the maturation of oocytes is promoted. According to the method, the pregnancy rate of a double-synchronization-timing insemination scheme which is most widely used in a large-scale dairy cow breeding pasture at present can be remarkably increased, and feasible technical support is provided for success of increasing the breeding efficiency of cows.

The present invention discloses a feed additive for secondary spawning of red claw crayfish, as well as its preparation method and application. The present invention comprises the following components: 29.5-30.5% bait powder, 24.5-25.5% methyl farnesate, 9.5-10.5% schizochytrium powder, 9.5-10.5% Porphyridium powder, 7-8% 5-hydroxytryptamine creatinine sulfate, 9.5-10.5% linseed oil, and 7-8% alanine hydroxamic acid; the bait powder is a mixture of lugworm powder and squid viscera powder in a weight ratio of 4-6:5. The present invention also provides a preparation method for the above-mentioned feed additive. The feed additive of the present invention is added to conventional shrimp feed to prepare a compound shrimp feed for feeding the first batch of spawning shrimp of red claw crayfish. The present invention can significantly promote the gonadal development of spawning shrimp of red claw crayfish, rapidly mature their ovaries in a short period of time, improve the spawning rate of spawning shrimp obtained therefrom, and thereby increase the supply of shrimp fry.

The invention relates to the technical field of biological medicines, and particularly discloses application of ebbeselenium in preparation of a medicine for treating male delayed gonadal hypofunction. After the ebbeselenium is adopted for intervention, the autophagy activity of testicular interstitial cells of old mice is increased, lipid autophagy is enhanced, testosterone synthesis is promoted, the serum testosterone level is remarkably improved, and the symptoms of male delayed hypogonadism (LOH) are effectively relieved; ebbeselenium simultaneously shows a relatively good delaying effect on senescence of a plurality of organs. The ebbeselenium can improve the reproductive capacity, the behavior memory capacity, the athletic capacity and the metabolic function of old mice at the same time, and synergistic and effective treatment of low serum testosterone and LOH complications is achieved. Besides, by enhancing the molecular reduction effect of PRDX1 targeting ATG4B, the ebbeselenium regulates and controls the autophagy pathway of testicular interstitial cells and enhances the functions of the testicular interstitial cells so as to promote synthesis of testosterone, and a new treatment strategy is provided for treatment of LOH.

The invention relates to the technical field of pomacea canaliculata resourceful treatment and aquaculture, in particular to a macrobrachium rosenbergii breeding method based on pomacea canaliculata resourceful treatment. The method comprises the following steps: sequentially carrying out multi-stage purification on captured ampullaria gigas through temporary culture emptying, circulating micro-flowing water washing and EM bacterial liquid soaking, then integrally crushing the ampullaria gigas into ampullaria gigas meat paste, adding table salt and / or organic acid, and then mixing the ampullaria gigas meat paste with a vitamin-rich plant raw material and a vitamin mineral premix according to a ratio; and the soft pomacea canaliculata block bait which is not easy to foam and scatter is formed by extrusion or compression molding in cooperation with a hydrophilic gel binder. In a breeding pond of the macrobrachium rosenbergii, the soft block bait is matched with compound feed for the parent macrobrachium rosenbergii for precise feeding according to a limited proportion and a limited period of time, and the feeding amount and water change are dynamically adjusted in combination with water quality indexes, so that the gonad development and reproductive performance of the macrobrachium rosenbergii are improved, the water quality is stabilized, and the bait cost is reduced.

A method of treating male hypogonadism in a subject in need thereof includes administering to the subject testicular organoids generated from isolated male progenitor cells. The method can be used to slow or halt the progression of age-related diseases, and increase healthspan and longevity, in hypogonadal males. The method can be used with subjects that have not or are not receiving testosterone replacement therapy. The method does not require that the subject is pre-treated with CG. The testicular organoid includes cells expressing GFRA1, VEGF, VEGFR2, PDGF-Rα, Cyp11A1, 3β-HSD, 17β-HSD, LHCGR, α-SMA, CD11b, MHC CII, CD64, CD95, Sox9, AR, inhibin β-B, and FSHR.

The application discloses a kind of molecular markers for identifying genetic sex of blue fish and its application, belong to the field of aquatic animal genetics and breeding.The molecular marker includes nucleotide sequence such as the common band of blue fish female and male fish shown in SEQ ID NO:1 and nucleotide sequence such as the unique band of blue fish male shown in SEQ ID NO:2, and the identification method comprises: taking the DNA of the blue fish sample to be identified as template for PCR amplification, after the band of PCR product is determined by agarose electrophoresis, capillary electrophoresis is carried out, if signal appears at 152bp and 168bp simultaneously, then it is male;If only signal appears at 168bp, then it is female.The molecular marker of the application can accurately obtain the genetic sex of different blue fish populations, has the advantages such as simple, fast, efficient, not affected by early undifferentiated gonad of blue fish, etc., is used for blue fish marker assisted breeding, which greatly saves the cost of aquaculture and improves the breeding efficiency.

The utility model particularly relates to an acrossocheilus fasciatus artificial induction spawning inspection fish nest, and belongs to the technical field of fish culture, the fish nest comprises a box body, a microflow assembly and a gravel layer, the box body is provided with a containing cavity, and the box body comprises at least one inlet and outlet which is formed in the side surface of the box body; the microflow assembly is connected with the box body, the microflow assembly is provided with a microflow path at least partially extending and penetrating through the microflow assembly, and the microflow path is communicated with the external space and a water area of the containing cavity and used for forming micro water flow; the gravel layer is arranged in the containing cavity. The spawning site can be provided for acrossocheilus fasciatus, acrossocheilus fasciatus in the oestrus period is artificially induced to enter the spawning site to prepare spawning, acrossocheilus fasciatus with mature gonad can be caught for inspection, artificial insemination work can be carried out timely, operation is convenient, and the manual labor intensity can be reduced.

The FSH and LH fusion protein is composed of a first polypeptide, a second polypeptide, a third polypeptide and a fourth polypeptide. Wherein the first polypeptide comprises a beta subunit of FSH, a beta subunit of LH, a hinge, a CH2 structural domain and a CH3 structural domain, or the beta subunit of LH, the beta subunit of FSH, the hinge, the CH2 structural domain and the CH3 structural domain from an N terminal to a C terminal; the second polypeptide comprises a hinge, a CH2 structural domain and a CH3 structural domain from the N terminal to the C terminal; the third polypeptide and the fourth polypeptide are both composed of alpha subunits of FSH. The FSH and LH fusion protein has the functions of FSH and LH at the same time; meanwhile, compared with recombinant or natural FSH and LH, the heterodimer has a longer half-life period, can complement gonadotropin in a long-acting, mild and continuous manner, and is suitable for various FSH and LH deficiency related diseases such as male hypogonadotropin gonad hypofunction, female pituitary insufficiency, hypogonadotropin amenorrhea or hypogonadotropin infertility. The medicine economy is better, and the patient compliance is better.

A small molecule compound SPAM1 for up-regulating neuropeptide PACAP and receptor PAC1-R thereof, a method for preparing the same and use of the same; the SPAM1 has a structure of formula (I), wherein R=none, H2O or HCl; SPAM1 has small molecular weight, and can efficiently cross biological barriers including a blood-brain barrier, a blood-testis barrier etc; SPAM1 up-regulates the expression of the neurotransmitter / neuromodulator PACAP secreted by hypothalamus-pituitary and the specific receptor thereof, and acts on the glands downstream of the gonadal axis and the adrenal axis, thereby exerting comprehensive regulation effects; and SPAM1 specifically targets the PAC1-R1, and only acts on cells and tissues of nervous and endocrine systems naturally expressing the PAC1-R, thereby producing fewer side effects. Accordingly, SPAM1 is a novel small molecule compound medicament for effectively treating and preventing function decline and disorders of nervous, endocrine and immune systems closely related to neuropeptide PACAP.

The invention discloses an artificial breeding method of lota lota, which comprises the following steps: S1, selecting robust lota lota as parent fish, placing the parent fish in an indoor culture tank for temporary culture, and inducing gonad to develop mature by regulating and controlling water temperature; s2, performing artificial spawning induction on the parent fish with mature gonad to obtain ova and semen, and performing in-vitro fertilization on the ova and the semen to obtain fertilized ova; s3, performing two-step soaking treatment on the fertilized eggs by using a composite biological functional liquid containing a liquid A and a liquid B, and then transferring the fertilized eggs into a hatching facility for hatching to obtain fish fries; and S4, breeding the hatched fish fries. According to the artificial breeding method of the lota lota, the survival rate of fertilized eggs and the survival rate in the fry breeding stage are increased to a high level, large-scale and controllable artificial breeding of the lota lota becomes possible, and the overall technical scheme has high stability and industrial application value.

This invention discloses the application of ethinylestradiol and drospirenone in the preparation of drugs for treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Ethinylestradiol, as an estrogen receptor agonist, regulates the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis and is used to treat female hypogonadism, menopausal syndrome, and advanced breast cancer, often in combination with progestins as oral contraceptives. The use of drospirenone and ethinylestradiol tablets (II) after induced abortion can shorten vaginal bleeding time, promote endometrial repair, and reduce the incidence of postoperative complications and repeat miscarriages. This invention has found that ethinylestradiol and drospirenone can reverse the abnormal decrease in hormones and neurosteroids caused by PTSD after spontaneous abortion, particularly the abnormal decrease in serotonin and tetrahydroprogesterone.

This invention discloses a method for constructing a fast-growing, sterile zebrafish model, belonging to the field of fish animal model preparation technology. This invention is the first to discover the role of the CK gene in regulating fish growth rate and fertility: fish with simultaneous knockout of ck1 and ck2 genes exhibit rapid growth and gonadal abortion. Using the method provided by this invention, a fast-growing, sterile zebrafish model was successfully constructed. These zebrafish exhibited gonadal dysplasia and sterility, but also rapid growth. Compared to wild-type zebrafish, the 4-month-old double mutant zebrafish showed significantly increased body length and weight. The disclosed gene function and zebrafish model construction method can be used for breeding fast-growing, sterile fish varieties and studying related mechanisms, which is of great significance for improving the economic benefits of aquaculture and protecting ecological security.

This invention discloses an indoor breeding device for largemouth bass and its application. The device includes a parent selection unit and a spawning unit. The parent selection unit includes a parent rearing pond and a parent collection net cage, with the parent collection net cage located in the parent rearing pond near the inlet. The spawning unit includes a spawning pond and fish nests within the pond, wherein the fish nests are separated to form relatively independent breeding spaces within the pond, and a water flow system is installed above the fish nests. The advantages are: (1) This invention can effectively improve the indoor breeding efficiency of largemouth bass, from difficulty in spawning to a breeding rate of over 40%; (2) The application method utilizes the largemouth bass's head-up phenomenon to observe the gonadal development of the parent fish and uses this to screen for parent fish with mature gonads, greatly improving efficiency and without harming the fish fry; (3) When the parent fish spawn, the device adaptively adjusts the water flow in the pond according to the first collection of fertilized eggs to ensure the breeding rate of the parent fish.

The invention provides a preparation method of a culture solution for promoting gonad development of pinctada maxima. According to the preparation method of the culture solution for promoting gonad development of the pinctada maxima, Chinese herbal medicine components such as the radix isatidis and the honeysuckle flowers are blended and the proportion is optimized, so that gonad maturation of the pinctada maxima can be directionally stimulated, harmful bacteria in a culture environment can be inhibited, the culture survival rate is remarkably increased, and the double benefits of promoting development and preventing diseases are achieved; the selected Chinese herbal medicines are free of toxic and side effects, free of hormone residues, free of environmental pollution during use, free of drug accumulation in pinctada maxima bodies, easy and convenient to operate, low in cost and extremely high in popularization value. A traditional culture solution formula system is further optimized, efficient application of Chinese herbal medicine ingredients in the field is achieved for the first time, the disease outbreak risk in the breeding process is effectively avoided, and a solid theoretical support and practical reference are provided for the gonad development promoting technology in large-scale breeding of the pinctada maxima.

The invention discloses a perinereis aibuhitensis triploid induction method, which comprises the following steps: placing perinereis aibuhitensis fertilized eggs in ice water for cold shock treatment, then carrying out gradient heating to room temperature, selecting sexually mature perinereis aibuhitensis for artificial insemination, cutting female and male perinereis aibuhitensis into pieces in a stainless steel metal filtering cylindrical net in sequence, and carrying out freeze drying to obtain the perinereis aibuhitensis triploid. According to the method, the stainless steel metal filtering cylindrical net is used for assisting the artificial insemination of the perinereis aibuhitensis, the triploid of the perinereis aibuhitensis is induced through cold shock treatment, the perinereis aibuhitensis induction rate is identified to be 80% or above by means of a flow cytometry and tissue slices, the operation is simple, the cost is low, and the method is suitable for large-scale popularization and application. The cost is saved, and the method is effective and can be used for inducing the marine annelids triploid.

The invention provides application of arachidonic acid in delaying reproductive aging, and particularly relates to the technical field of reproductive health. The invention provides application of arachidonic acid in preparation of a product for delaying reproductive aging and / or prolonging the reproductive period. By taking caenorhabditis elegans and mice as examples, the arachidonic acid can obviously activate reproductive aging gonad lysosome, protect oocyte quality and prolong reproductive cycle, thereby delaying reproductive aging. The invention provides a new application prospect of arachidonic acid in the aspects of delaying ovarian aging and protecting fertility.

The invention belongs to the technical field of aquaculture, and particularly relates to a decapterus maruadsi breeding feed and application thereof in improving the quality of decapterus maruadsi fertilized eggs. The invention provides a decapterus maruadsi breeding feed. The feed comprises a first feed and a second feed which are mutually independent, the first feed comprises a basal feed, fish cream and a nutrition enhancer; the second feed comprises the first feed and oyster meat; the nutrition enhancer contains calcium pantothenate, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, vitamin C and vitamin F. When the culture feed for the decapterus maruadsi is used for performing nutrient enrichment on parent fishes of the decapterus maruadsi, synchronous development of sexual glands of male and female parent fishes of the decapterus maruadsi can be promoted, the quality of fertilized eggs of the decapterus maruadsi is improved, the good egg rate of the fertilized eggs of the decapterus maruadsi reaches 88.50% and is 39.15% higher than that of a control group, and the fertilization rate of the fertilized eggs reaches 79.58% and is 19.46% higher than that of the control group.

Disclosed in the present invention are a method and composition for improving reproductive health and related use thereof in preparing nutritional products, health-care products, foods, beverages, animal feeds, or drugs for improving reproductive health. The method and composition of the present invention can improve erectile dysfunction, increase testosterone level, ameliorate hypogonadism, and ameliorate decreased sexual desire.