The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
Although there the effects of melatonin tend to be suppressive on maturation of the ovaries and testes. meaning high levels of melatonin tend to reduce testicle volume and reduce certain functions within the testes including sperm production and testosterone production and within the ovaries melatonin can suppress the maturation of eggs etc.
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The first set of effects are so-called regulatory effects and the others are protective effects. The regulatory effects are for instance that melatonin can positively impact bone mass. Melatonin is also involved in maturation of the gonads during puberty, the ovaries and the testes.