The Claim
In women with polycystic ovary syndrome, daily supplementation with 100 mg of standardized Asparagus racemosus root extract (CL22209) for 84 days reduces mean ovarian cyst size by 40.97% and total follicle count by 20.56% compared to placebo.
What the research says
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A daily 100 mg supplement of Asparagus racemosus root extract taken for 84 days reduces ovarian cyst size by 41% and total follicle count by 21% in women with polycystic ovary syndrome, compared to a placebo.
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In women with polycystic ovary syndrome, daily supplementation with 100 mg of standardized Asparagus racemosus root extract (CL22209) for 84 days significantly reduced mean ovarian cyst size by 40.97% and total follicle count by 20.56% compared to placebo (P < 0.0001), suggesting a broad improvement in polycystic ovarian morphology.
The extract changes the balance of hormones in the body. It lowers the amount of LH and insulin, which stops the ovaries from making too much testosterone. It also increases a protein that binds testosterone and makes it less active. With less active testosterone, the ovaries can develop a normal egg for release. The many small cysts then shrink, and the total number of follicles goes down.
What the research says
1 studyThe study gave the exact same asparagus extract pill to women with PCOS and found that their ovarian cysts and follicle numbers decreased by about the same percentages stated in the claim, so the claim is correct.
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