Objective: To analyze oxidative stress markers and seminal standard parameters after using resveratrol (0.1, 1.0, and 10.0 mM), an important antioxidant, in the cryopreservation of human semen.

Design: In vitro prospective study.

Setting: Institutional study.

Patient(s): Infertile and fertile men.

Intervention(s): None.

Main Outcome Measure(s): Levels of thiobarbituric acid-reactive species (TBARS), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and catalase (CAT) activities and spermatozoa concentration, motility, and morphology.

Result(s): Increased TBARS levels were observed in the post-thawing semen in both fertile and infertile men. Infertile men had lower CAT and SOD activities in prefreezing and post-thawing samples when compared with fertile men. The addition of resveratrol in all the concentrations assayed was able to prevent post-thawing lipoperoxidation in both fertile and infertile men. However, this effect was not dose dependent. The cryopreservation process was not able to change sperm concentration or morphology. However, a decrease in sperm motility was observed in both the fertile and infertile men. The addition of resveratrol was not able to prevent this effect.

Conclusion(s): Resveratrol avoids oxidative damages induced by the cryopreservation of human semen, but it is not able to restore the decrease in sperm motility.

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