Infertilty and Nutrition

Nurullah Peker (Author), Mehmetcan Kaydal (Author)

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Effects: Infertility is defined as the inability to achieve pregnancy even after regular unprotected sexual intercourse for a year or longer. This condition affects approximately 48.5 million couples globally, causing significant psychological stress and reducing quality of life. Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) offer hope, but their success rates have shown limited improvements over the years. [...]

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    Published inObstetrics & Gynecology and Nutrition
    First Page77
    Last Page87
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.69860/nobel.9786053359494.6
    Page Count11
    Copyright HolderNobel Tıp Kitabevleri
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    Effects: Infertility is defined as the inability to achieve pregnancy even after regular unprotected sexual intercourse for a year or longer. This condition affects approximately 48.5 million couples globally, causing significant psychological stress and reducing quality of life. Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) offer hope, but their success rates have shown limited improvements over the years.
    Relationship Between Nutrition and Infertility: Recent studies indicate that lifestyle and environmental factors such as alcohol and caffeine consumption, smoking, dietary habits, and exposure to pesticides and endocrine disruptors have significant effects on reproductive health. Research is increasingly focusing on whether modifying maternal nutrition can improve reproductive outcomes.
    Role of Nutrition: A balanced diet should include fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean proteins, and healthy fats. Adequate intake of vitamins and minerals like folate, vitamin D, and iron is crucial for women trying to conceive. These nutrients play critical roles in fertility and pregnancy processes.
    Management and Improvement: Literature on the relationship between nutrition and infertility is expanding, showing a strong link between unhealthy dietary habits and infertility. However, there are no official guidelines for nutritional management of patients seeking pregnancy, and IVF treatments are not routinely combined with nutrition counseling programs.This summary highlights the complex relationship between nutrition and infertility, its impact on health, and the potential role of nutrition in treatment approaches.

    Nurullah Peker (Author)
    Associate Professor, Dicle University
    https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3285-9990
    3Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nurullah PEKER is a MD with a professional career spanning over ten years and original contributions in the field of medical obstetrics and gynecology. His work has led to the publication of more than 100 research articles, oral and poster presentations, and reviews, as well as 7 research projects.He is currently working at Dicle University Medical Faculty, in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

    Mehmetcan Kaydal (Author)
    MD, Dicle University
    https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5101-2474
    3Dr. Mehmetcan Kaydal graduated from Mustafa Kemal University Faculty of Medicine in 2019. In the same year, he was appointed to Ergani State Hospital. He worked as a general practitioner in the emergency department of Ergani State Hospital. In 2021, he started working as a research assistant in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, and he is still working as a research assistant.

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