Nutritional Support for Human Fertility
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Public Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (5 April 2024) | Viewed by 14839
Special Issue Editors
Interests: nutrition and fertility; dietary supplements; inherited metabolic diseases; artificial nutrition; nutrition in nephrology; nutrition in neurology
Interests: andrology; reproductive endocrinology; male infertility; assisted reproduction; sexual medicine; sperm function; sexual infectious diseases
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Dear Colleagues,
It is well known that inadequate nutrition can affect fertility as a result of a lack or excess of nutrients.
Severe food restrictions and a poor intake of proteins or micronutrients alter reproductive function and reduce ovulatory maturation in women, while zinc and antioxidant micronutrient (selenium, vitamin C) deficiency reduces sperm performance. Metabolic disorders, including diabetes and obesity, associated with excessive energy intake, can affect fertility in both men and women, either by damaging oocyte and sperm cells directly or by interfering with the pituitary–hypothalamic axis. However, healthy dietary patterns such as the Mediterranean diet improve fertility in both sexes. The effects of dietary pollulants and the role of dietary supplements in reproductive function have also been the focus of recent research.
This planned Special Issue will include original research articles or reviews on the relationship between nutrition and human fertility.
Dr. Francesco Francini-Pesenti
Dr. Andrea Garolla
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- fertility
- diet
- nutrition
- male reproduction
- female reproduction
- semen parameters
- oocyte quality
- regnancy rates
- nutraceuticals
- supplements