Impact of nutrition on human fertility

Abstract

Infertility is one of the most serious medical issues that is dramatically rising worldwide. Extensive research dedicated to this problem clearly shows that infertility is a disease of modern society and that a nutrition has a great infl uence on the development of sterility. Thus, the impact of specifi c nutritional factors, i.e. diet pattern on both male and female fertility is included in this review. It is encouraging that modifi cation of nutritional habits can help couples to conceive spontaneously, or increase their chances of conception with in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment.