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ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Are Vitamin E Supplementation Beneficial for Female Gynaecology Health and Diseases?

Nur Amira Md Amin, Siti Hamimah Sheikh Abdul Kadir, Akmal Hisyam Arshad, Norhaslinda Abdul Aziz, Nurul Alimah Abdul Nasir, Normala Ab Latip

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Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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18citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Nur Amira Md AminInstitute for Pathology, Laboratory and Forensic Medicine (I-PPerForM), Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Selangor, Sungai Buloh 47000, Selangor, Malaysia.
Siti Hamimah Sheikh Abdul KadirInstitute for Pathology, Laboratory and Forensic Medicine (I-PPerForM), Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Selangor, Sungai Buloh 47000, Selangor, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-1671-4839
Akmal Hisyam ArshadDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sungai Buloh 47000, Selangor, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0003-0418-8955
Norhaslinda Abdul AzizDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Cheras 56000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Nurul Alimah Abdul NasirDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Selangor, Sungai Buloh 47000, Selangor, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-4285-7059
Normala Ab LatipAtta-ur-Rahman Institute for Natural Products Discovery (AuRIns), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Selangor, Puncak Alam 42300, Selangor, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0003-4957-5369
Universiti Teknologi MARA · MYUniversity Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre · MY

Funding

Ministry of Higher Education FRGS/1/2019/SKK02/UITM/02/3
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vitamin E is known as an essential vitamin, and many studies had demonstrated the importance of vitamin E throughout the reproductive process, such as miscarriage, premature birth, preeclampsia, and intrauterine growth restriction, which could be caused by a lack of vitamin E during pregnancy. Its potent antioxidant properties can counteract the oxidative stress induced by oxygen free radicals and imbalance of oxidative-antioxidant levels, hence it may play a role in maintaining the normal function of the female reproductive system. Despite the fact that vitamin E is acknowledged as the substance needed for reproduction, its beneficial effects on female fertility, gynaecological health, and diseases are still poorly understood and lacking. Therefore, the goal of this paper is to provide a summary of the known roles of vitamin E supplementation in women for gynaecological health and reproductive-related diseases, as well as its future perspective.

Indexed as

GynecologyAntioxidantsDietary SupplementsFemaleHumansOxidative StressPregnancyVitamin EAntioxidantsVitamin Egynaecology diseasegynaecology healthtocopheroltocotrienolvitamin E

Identifiers

PMID35335260
PMCPMC8955126
OpenAlexW4220745808

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