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We have previously shown that MYO increases sperm motility in patients with asthenozoospermia by the increase of sperm mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP), a biofunctional sperm parameter closely associated to sperm motility. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of D-chiro-inositol (DCI), another biologically active isoform of inositols, on sperm MMP, as data on this matter has never been released so far. To accomplish this, semen samples from 15 patients with asthenozoospermia and 15 healthy normozoospermic men were incubated with increasing concentrations of DCI (0, 75, and 750 \u00b5g\/mL) or phosphate buffer saline for 30 min. Incubation with DCI significantly improved sperm MMP at lower concentrations, and with shorter incubation length than those used in our similar MYO studies. In conclusion, these findings indicate that DCI positively impacts on sperm mitochondrial function in vitro. 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