Association of Lycopene and Male Reproductive Health: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Int J Mol Sci · 2025 · PMC12346668 · PMID 40806357

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did not reach statistical significancep = 0.083so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

a positive trendno p-value reported

Association Between Serum Lycopene and Total Sperm Motility For total sperm motility, lycopene supplementation showed a positive trend that approached but did not reach statistical significance (SMD = 0.28, 95% CI [−0.04 to 0.61], p = 0.083).

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borderline significanceno p-value reported

The borderline significance for total motility and consistent direction across studies may indicate a potential benefit that could be clarified in larger trials.

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