[Topic selection and design for andrological researches in Chinese traditional medicine]

The past decade was witnessed a rapid development of andrology in Chinese Traditional Medicine (ACTM) and a steady growth of the contingent of clinicians and researchers in this domain. Now we are challenged to a very important task of how to raise the clinical and research levels to a new height. Topic selection in the researches on ACTM showed be accurate, scientific and practical, and the research design should follow the principles of multi-centering, randomization, controlling and blind trials. This article also discusses the characteristics and evaluation of the researches on ACTM.