Proanthocyanidins are a class of polyphenols found in a variety of plants that have antioxidant activity in vitro, which is stronger than vitamin C or vitamin E. Several studies have been performed evaluating the administration of antioxidant therapy in the form of oral antioxidant supplementation or in vitro addition of antioxidant to culture media during assisted reproductive techniques (ART). However, the impact of in vitro addition of proanthocyanidins to semen has not been studied yet. The research question evaluated in the current study was whether semen samples of infertile men supplemented or not with procyanidine immediately after their production, differ in semen parameters, sperm DFI.
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Progressive sperm motility
Timeframe: 3h after addition or not of procyanidine