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Selected References:

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  • Andersen LP, et al. 2016. The safety of melatonin in humans. Clin Drug Investig, 36:169–175.
  • Davis, F. C. (1997). Melatonin: role in development. Journal of Biological Rhythms, 12(6):498–508.
  • Dı́az E, et al. 2000. Effect of prenatal melatonin on the gonadotropin and prolactin response to the feedback effect of testosterone in male offspring. The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 72(1):61-69.
  • Dı́az, E, et al. 1999. Prenatal melatonin exposure influences the maturation of gonadotropin and prolactin estradiol-benzoate feedback system. The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 70(1): 81-88.
  • Ejaz F, et al. 2020. Maternal serum melatonin increases during pregnancy and falls immediately after delivery implicating the placenta as a major source of melatonin. Frontiers in Endocrinology (Lausanne), 11:623038–623038.
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  • Harpsøe NG, et al. 2015. Clinical pharmacokinetics of melatonin: a systematic review. Eur J Clin Pharmacol, 71:901–909.
  • Iavarone S, et al. 2023. Antiplatelet effect of melatonin through breastfeeding: a pediatric case report. Children (Basel), 10(12):1839.
  • Jayashree, et al. 2021. Effect of melatonin in reducing blood loss during and after caesarean section. Int J Clin Obstet Gynecol, 5(6):227-231.
  • Katzer D, et al. 2016. Melatonin concentrations and antioxidative capacity of human breast milk according to gestational age and the time of day. J Hum Lact, 32:NP105–NP110.
  • Khezri MB, et al. 2019. Effect of melatonin on blood loss after cesarean section: a prospective randomized double-blind trial. J Obstet Gynaecol India, 69(5):436-443.
  • Luboshitzky R, et al. 2002. Melatonin administration alters semen quality in healthy men. J Androl, 4:572-578.
  • Mannino G, et al. 2021. Melatonin and phytomelatonin: chemistry, biosynthesis, metabolism, distribution and bioactivity in plants and animals-an overview. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22(18):9996.
  • Mejlhede MAB, et al. 2021. Oral melatonin supplementation during in vitro fertilization treatment: a systematic PRISMA review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Gynecological Endocrinology, 37(12):1079-1085.
  • Moradi M, et al. 2021. Melatonin protects rats testes against bleomycin, etoposide, and cisplatin-induced toxicity via mitigating nitro-oxidative stress and apoptosis. Biomed Pharmacother, 138:111481.
  • Okatani Y, et al.2001. Effect of prenatal melatonin exposure on gonadotropins and prolactin secretion in male and female rat pups. European Journal of Pharmacology, 424(3):229-235.
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  • Sun TC, et al. 2020. Protective effects of melatonin on male fertility preservation and reproductive system. Cryobiology, 95:1-8
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  • Yang HL, et al. 2018. Pleiotropic roles of melatonin in endometriosis, recurrent spontaneous abortion, and polycystic ovary syndrome. Am J Reprod Immunol, 80(1):e12839.

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