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All participants received the intervention once a day for 30 days, without changes in nutrition. Mental health and sexual function were measured before and 30 days after the intervention.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The mean age of participants in the groups of melatonin, zolpidem, and placebo was 35.8 \u00b1 9.6 years (22\u201358 years of old), 35.9 \u00b1 9.3 years (21\u201358), and 37.2 \u00b1 7.8 years (26\u201353), respectively. Sexual function mean score was significantly increased from 38 to 41 in the melatonin group, while it deceased in zolpidem (from 39.1 to 38) and placebo (39.25\u201338.59) groups. Also, mental health mean scores improved statistically significantly in the melatonin group (from 60.65 to 43.56; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.002), and descriptively in the zolpidem group (57.88\u201351.18; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.129). Concerning both outcomes, the observed improvement was considerably higher in the melatonin group. 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