Date palm pollen (Phoenix dactylifera) and male fertility
What 4 graded rows on date palm pollen (phoenix dactylifera) agree on for male fertility, and where they differ. Counted side by side, never averaged.
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Date palm pollen (Phoenix dactylifera) and male fertility
4 rows · 250 peopleThey agree: all 4 rows found an improvement.
- CGrade C× 1
- DGrade D× 3
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- 4
- Trials
- 4
- People
- 250
What the rows share
From the rowsThe best-graded row, grade C, is a randomized trial of 80 people (2024) and found an improvement.
The rows run from 40 to 80 people, published from 2015 to 2024: 4 single studies.
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4 improved- CGrade CSperm parameters in idiopathic male infertility · Improved
RCT · n 80 · 2024 · Men aged 20-35 with low count, poor motility or abnormal sperm shape (Iran)
6 g/day · 90 days
Pollen improved sperm concentration (p = 0.016), morphology (p = 0.029), count (p = 0.012), progressive motility (p = 0.016) and total motility (p = 0.018) more than pentoxifylline.
Row on the Date palm pollen (Phoenix dactylifera) page · PubMed 38604508 (opens PubMed)
- DGrade DSperm parameters and antioxidant gene expression · Improved
Open-label trial · n 80 · 2021 · 60 infertile men and 20 fertile men as a reference group (Iran)
Reported as 400 mg/kg/day · 30 days
Antioxidant gene expression (NRF2, SOD2, GPX4, CAT) rose after pollen, and the rises correlated with better sperm count (p = 0.01), motility (p = 0.05) and morphology (p = 0.01).
Row on the Date palm pollen (Phoenix dactylifera) page · PubMed 34401649 (opens PubMed)
- DGrade DSemen quality and oxidative stress · Improved
Open-label trial · n 50 · 2023 · 40 infertile men and 10 fertile men as a reference group (Iran)
Reported as 400 mg/kg/day · 74 days
Semen volume (P = 0.030), sperm count (P < 0.001) and morphology (P = 0.023) improved and 8-isoprostane fell (P < 0.001) after pollen.
Row on the Date palm pollen (Phoenix dactylifera) page · PubMed 37183847 (opens PubMed)
- DGrade DSperm count and motility · Improved
Open-label trial · n 40 · 2015 · Infertile men (Iran)
120 mg/kg every other day · 2 months
Sperm count, motility, morphology and forward progressive motility improved after treatment.
Row on the Date palm pollen (Phoenix dactylifera) page · PubMed 26506651 (opens PubMed)