Resveratrol and Reproductive Health

Life (Basel). 2022 Feb 16;12(2):294. doi: 10.3390/life12020294.

Abstract

Resveratrol (RSV), a plant-derived polyphenol, demonstrates broad-spectrum health benefits, including anti-proliferative, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, anti-ischemic and antioxidant effects. The aim of this review is to give an important heads-up regarding the influence of RSV as a phytoestrogen, RSV effects on most common pregnancy-related complications, as well as its impact on the embryogenesis, spermatogenesis, and women's reproductive health. Considering the important implications of RSV on human reproductive health, this overview could provide a groundwork, encouraging more detailed research at the clinical level.

Keywords: dysmenorrhea; embryogenesis; endometriosis; phytoestrogen; polycystic ovary syndrome; polyphenols; pregnancy; resveratrol; umbilical blood vessel; uterine contractility.

Publication types

  • Review