Research Article

The Effect of Supplementation with Some Essential Oils on the Mobility and the Vitality of Human Sperm

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The in in vitro effect of EOs on the proportion of spermatozoa with fresh mobility ≥ 32%. The dilution of EOs was prepared in a solution of sterile agar at 0.2% (w / v) for a range of concentrations: 10−1, 10−2, 10−3, and 10−9. The motility percentage of each aliquot was measured immediately after the addition of the HE (t = 5 min) and 10 minutes later (t = 10 min). The data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation (n = 5). () indicates “p” values: significant (p <0.05); highly significant (p <0.01); highly significant (p <0.001).

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