Biological Effects of Treatment With Resveratrol in ART Patients

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effect of a new nutraceutical formulation containing resveratrol (trademark Genante) on gamete quality in order to improve the reproductive protocols during Assisted reproductive technology (ART) protocols.

The study is a randomized, single blind, parallel, comparative, experimental study during the pre-treatment before in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET). A total number of 100 patients will be enrolled: 50 patients with a pretreatment control group (control group) and 50 patients with experimental pretreatment study group (resveratrol group). Patients will be assigned to groups during the recruitment phase in a randomized manner. In the control group, the treatment will consist of taking 400 microg once a day of folic acid commonly suggested as part of clinical practice, while in the Resveratrol Group, patients will receive one tablet twice a day (two tablets/day) of Genante. It is specified that the pretreatment with Genante includes folic acid in accordance with the clinical practice, 400 total microg per day. Both treatments will last for 3 months before the IVF procedure.

Inclusion criteria

• Women with a diagnosis of infertility
• BMI between 18 and 30 kg/m2,
• regular uterine cavity
• normal thyroid function
• normal blood parameters

Exclusion criteria

• primary or secondary ovarian failure
• patients who adhered to Bologna Criteria (at least two of the following: advanced maternal age >40, less than 3 oocytes recovered in previous attempts, abnormal ovarian reserve test)
• presence of ovaries inaccessible to the oocyte pick-up,
• persistent ovarian cysts > 20 mm,
• presence of sactosalpinx
• heterologous fertilization, significant systemic disease or other situations unsuitable for ovarian stimulation