Name of oil

Impact on female reproductive system

Reference

Evening primrose oil (EPO)

- Significantly lower fecundability in women

- Dietary obese female rats treated with EPO showed a significant decrease in prolactin, testosterone, and estrogen levels along with an increase in progesterone, FSH and LH

- Dietary obese female rats treated with EPO showed significant improvement with no cysts, many primordial and secondary follicles, and mild to moderate improvement with remnant congested vessels

- Improvement in ovarian fibrosis

Sharifi, et al. [26]

Ku, et al. [27]

Atteia, et al. [28]

Coconut oil

- Decrease in viable offspring in female rats of advanced maternal age

- In female rats that were fed virgin coconut oil, offspring noted to have statistically significantly lower body weight

Gunasekaran, et al. [30]

Nehra, et al. [29]

Extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)

- Oleocanthal (specific compound composing EVOO) has both anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative properties

- May provide symptomatic relief with dysmenorrhea

Chiu, et al. [31]

Sesame oil

(Sesamum indicum)

- Has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and lipid lowering properties

- Has been demonstrated to induce menses

- When co-treated with Tamoxifen it has been demonstrated to show a statistically significant increase in diameter and number of uterine glands

Al-Kadhi, et al. [33]

Yavari, et al. [32]