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. 2021 Jun 1;26(11):3322. doi: 10.3390/molecules26113322

Table 1.

Summary of the role of honey in improving male fertility.

Type of Honey Type of Study Findings Reference
Tualang Honey In vivo 1.2 g/kg/day Tualang honey significantly increased epididymal sperm count without affecting spermatid count and reproductive hormones. [25]
Persian honey In vivo Honey decreases cellular damage and apoptosis during testicular injury, with significant protective effects on reproductive hormone production. [40]
Tualang Honey In vivo Supplementation of honey during pregnancy seems to reduce the adverse effects of restraint stress on reproductive organs weight and sperm parameters in male rat offspring. [42]
Honeybee Human Study Supplementation of 10% honeybee resulted in a significantly increased percentage of normal sperm morphology. [49]