Journal
BIOMEDICINES
Volume 9, Issue 12, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines9121933
Keywords
aging; antioxidant; female fertility; ovary; oxidative stress; personalization; pregnancy; reductive stress; uterus
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Antioxidant treatment is increasingly used to slow down aging processes and improve female fertility, but potential overmedication without medical supervision can lead to adverse effects. Further research and personalized prescription are needed for optimal outcomes.
Treatment with antioxidants is increasingly used to slow down aging processes in different organs of the human body, including those implicated in female fertility. There is a plethora of different natural, synthetic or semi-synthetic medicines available on the market; most of them can be purchased without medical prescription. Even though the use of antioxidants, even under conditions of auto-medication, was shown to improve many functions related to female infertility related to oxidative stress, the lack of medical control and supervision can lead to an overmedication resulting in an opposite extreme, reductive stress, which can be counterproductive with regard to reproductive function and produce various adverse health effects in general. This paper reviews the current knowledge relative to the effects of different antioxidants on female reproductive function. The persisting gaps in this knowledge are also highlighted, and the need for medical supervision and personalization of antioxidant prescription is underscored.
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