Medical Hypotheses
Volume 52, Issue 3 , Pages 269-270, March 1999

Short Note: Melatonin-dependent infertility

Department of Psychiatry, University of Helsinki, Tukholmankatu 8C, Helsinki, FIN-00290, Finland

Received 15 July 1997; accepted 8 September 1997.

Abstract 

Melatonin may be a key factor in the regulation of seasonal variation in gonadal activity. The circadian disturbances related to reproduction are probably subsequent to the seasonal change. Moreover, melatonin might also be considered essential for both spermatogenesis and folliculogenesis. Exposure to bright light, suppressing the concentration of melatonin in circulation, is hypothesized to be useful in treatment of both male and female infertility in couples with abnormal melatonin metabolism.

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PII: S0306-9877(97)90629-0

doi:10.1054/mehy.1997.0629

Medical Hypotheses
Volume 52, Issue 3 , Pages 269-270, March 1999

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