Journal of health, population, and nutrition2026
Narrative ReviewHuman
This review looked at how nutrition shapes male fertility at the cellular level, focusing on how nutrients affect sperm production, function, and DNA. It pulled together human, animal, and lab…
Current issues in molecular biology2025
Narrative ReviewHuman
This review set out to examine how heavy metals like lead, mercury, and cadmium affect sperm quality and male fertility, focusing on their role in oxidative stress and antioxidant imbalance.…
Journal of dietary supplements2025
Narrative ReviewHuman
This review set out to explore how dietary fatty acids (FAs) affect sperm quality and male fertility. It looked at recent studies on how different FAs influence sperm production and…
Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)2025
Narrative ReviewHuman
This review looked at how oxidative stress (cell damage from unstable molecules called reactive oxygen species, a normal byproduct of metabolism that turns harmful when it outpaces the body's defenses)…
Metabolites2025
Narrative ReviewHuman
This narrative review set out to explore how oxidative stress (an imbalance between harmful reactive oxygen species and the body's defenses) affects fertility in men and women, and whether dietary…
Current opinion in urology2025
Narrative ReviewHuman
This review gathers recent evidence on what damages male fertility and how much of it can be undone. Smoking raises sperm DNA fragmentation (breaks in the genetic material inside sperm)…
Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E2018
Narrative ReviewHuman
This review pulled together what is known about how everyday life affects a man's fertility, covering age, psychological stress, nutrition, physical activity, caffeine, scrotal temperature, hot water and mobile phone…