Table 1.

Effect of curcumin on human sperm forward motility (%)^*

Treatment	0 min	5-10 min	20 min	40 min	60 min
Curcumin
50 μM	95±5	91±6	85±5	80±7	72±8**
100 μM	95±5	40±4**	26±7**	20±8**	18±7**
200 μM	95±5	0±0**	0±0**	0±0**	0±0**
300 μM	95±5	0±0**	0±0**	0±0**	0±0**
400 μM	95±5	0±0**	0±0**	0±0**	0±0**
DMSO vehicle
	95±5	95±5	95±5	95±5	93±6
Medium control
	95±5	95±5	95±5	95±5	93±6

^*Mean±SD

^**Versus control, significantly different (p<0.001); all others non-significant