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Group I (control group) received 1% dimethyl sulfoxide (27 ml\/ kg\/day), group II (MTZ group) received MTZ (400 mg\/kg\/day), group III (MTZ + GP) received MTZ (400 mg\/kg\/ day) plus GP juice (27 ml\/kg\/ day) and group IV (GP group) received GP juice (27 ml\/kg) for 60 days. Semen analyses were performed. Free testosterone, gonadotrophin (follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone) and thiamine levels were measured. Samples of cerebellar, testicular and epididymal tissues were used for both colorimetric assays of oxidative stress markers and histopathological examinations. Significant decreases in the sperm count, percent total sperm motility, serum thiamine levels, free testosterone levels and FSH levels were observed in the MTZ and MTZ + GP groups ( p &lt; 0.05 for all parameters). Significantly higher oxidative stress levels ( p &lt; 0.05) were observed in the cerebellar and testicular tissue homogenates of these groups than in those of the control group, and associated disruptions in the cerebellar, testicular and epididymal structures were apparent compared to those of the control group. Although the GP group showed a significantly higher sperm count and significantly lower oxidative stress than the control group ( p &lt; 0.05), with histological similarity to the control group, the GP group exhibited significantly higher prolactin levels and lower free testosterone and FSH levels than the control group ( p &lt; 0.05). 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