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)…
Food science & nutrition2025n = 8,686
Cross SectionalHuman
This study looked at whether eating more omega-3 fatty acids (healthy fats found in fish and some plants) is linked to higher testosterone levels in men. It used data from…
Nutrients2025n = 14
RCTHuman
This study looked at whether a short, high-dose creatine (a compound stored in muscle that helps regenerate quick energy for short, hard efforts) routine improves sleep, performance, thinking, and recovery…
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…
Nutrients2025n = 50 studies included
Meta AnalysisHuman
This systematic review and meta-analysis set out to see whether dietary supplements improve male fertility. It pooled 50 randomised trials in which men took a supplement for at least 12…
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)…
Nutrients2025n = 38 (20 placebo, 18 ashwagandha)
RCTHuman
This study set out to see whether ashwagandha, a herb widely sold for stress and performance, adds anything to interval training. Interval training here meant repeated hard efforts on a…