INFERTILITY

Dear Reader,

INFERTILITY

This past month I came across an article that seemed important enough to get it out there sooner rather than later.  Rather than wait for another 4 or 5 interesting studies I wanted to share with you a report from China which was published this month.  They were looking at age-associated infertility and a mouse model.  The question was whether resveratrol would protect against the reduction in fertility in aging mice.  This seemed important in the light of the fact that there is a rise in the level of infertility in this country along with women waiting until later in life to begin families.  Half of the female mice had resveratrol added to their drinking water and the other half did not.  The mice were fed for up to 12 months and the results were that the resveratrol treated mice had a larger follicle pool and the ovaries resembled those of young mice.  They retained the capacity to reproduce while age-matched controls without resveratrol produced no pups.  Human studies have not been done yet.  On the other hand, consumption of resveratrol is safe and has other positive health benefits with regard to its antioxidant, anti-aging and anti-inflammatory properties.  In the meantime the research will continue.

Thank you for continuing to follow this blog.  More to follow.

Dr. Bob