VITAMIN E
A fat-soluble vitamin, it is a powerful antioxidant that helps protect cells against oxidative stress damage. It protects the immune system, prevents coagulation within the blood vessels, participates in the synthesis of vitamin K and cell regeneration.
Fertility Benefits
- Reduces oxidative stress that is associated with diseases of the reproductive system, being associated with inflammation.
- Decreases the risk of congenital abnormalities.
- It can help reduce pelvic pain caused by endometriosis.
- Helps prevent preeclampsia.
Studies
- Vitamin E as an Antioxidant in Female Reproductive Health
- Vitamin E in the Prophylaxis of Congenital Anomalies
- Blood Selenium, Vitamin E, Vitamin A, and β-Carotene Concentrations and Udder Health, Fertility Treatments, and Fertility
- Chances of live birth after exposure to vitamin D–fortified margarine in women with fertility problems: results from a Danish population-based cohort study
- Impact of oxidative stress on female fertility
- Redox considerations in female reproductive function and assisted reproduction: from molecular mechanisms to health implications