Chronic exposure to reproductive toxicants and endocrine-disrupting chemicals has robbed manhood of vigor. Consuming red raspberries may defend against this deliberate and systematic destruction of male reproductive capacity.

Arsenic, phthalates, polychlorinated biphenyl, and other reproductive toxicants aberrate and damage the testicular structure by producing oxidative stress. The resulting lipid peroxidation process may lead to testicular atrophy and cell damage; reduced testosterone levels; and reduced sperm count, concentration, motility, quality, and vitality.

Red raspberries contain ellagic acid, a phenolic compound and protective factor against toxicant-induced reproductive dysfunction. Ellagic acid may prevent or reverse testicular and spermatozoal toxicity by attenuating oxidative stress, thus reducing lipid peroxidation and lipid peroxidation-induced cell damage; increasing testosterone levels; and increasing sperm count, concentration, motility, quality, and vitality.