Antioxidants may help treat infertility

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Antioxidants could play a key role in addressing infertility issues, a new study report reveals.

31 July,2011 03:21 am

A new analysis noted that previous studies on the potential for antioxidants to help address this serious and growing problem have been inconclusive, but that other data indicates nutritional therapies may have significant potential.Researchers say problem is huge, and the data from laboratory studies is very robust, it all fits. There is evidence this might work, and the potential benefits could be enormous, added Hagen. If new approaches were developed successfully, the researchers said, they might help treat erectile dysfunction in men, egg implantation and endometriosis in women, and reduce the often serious and sometimes fatal condition of pre eclampsia in pregnancy. The quality and health of semen and eggs might be improved.