The Human Effect Matrix looks at human studies to tell you what supplements affect Follicle-Stimulating Hormone.
Full details on all Follicle-Stimulating Hormone supplements are available to Examine Plus members.
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Robust research conducted with repeated double-blind clinical trials |
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Multiple studies where at least two are double-blind and placebo controlled |
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Single double-blind study or multiple cohort studies |
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Uncontrolled or observational studies only |
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Level of Evidence
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The amount of high quality evidence. The more
evidence, the more we can trust the results.
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Supplement |
Magnitude of effect
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The direction and size of the supplement's impact on
each outcome. Some supplements can have an increasing effect, others have a decreasing effect, and others have no effect.
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Consistency of research results
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Scientific research does not always agree. HIGH or
VERY HIGH means that most of the scientific research agrees.
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- | Very High See all 8 studies |
While a small reduction for postmenopausal women has been found in some studies, this isn't reliable and more research is needed to determine its effects.
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- | Very High See all 6 studies |
No significant influence on FSH seen with oral supplementation of red clover to postmenopausal women
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Minor
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Very High See 2 studies |
Not overly notable, but a decrease has reached statistical significance. The studies are only on men, and it's unclear what the effect might be for women.
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