Erkek İnfertilitesi ve Beslenme

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Abuzer Öztürk
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6090-6133

Özet

Erkek infertilitesi, genetik, hormonal, anatomik, çevresel ve yaşam tarzıyla ilişkili faktörlerin etkileşimi sonucunda gelişen çok etkenli bir üreme sağlığı sorunudur. Beslenme alışkanlıkları, oksidatif stres, spermatogenez ve sperm fonksiyonları üzerindeki etkileri nedeniyle erkek infertilitesinin yönetiminde giderek daha fazla önem kazanmaktadır. Bu bölümde, beslenmenin erkek üreme sağlığı üzerindeki etkileri güncel bilimsel veriler ışığında ele alınmaktadır. D, C ve E vitaminleri, folat, çinko, selenyum, omega-3 yağ asitleri, koenzim Q10, L-karnitin, aminoasitler ve spermidinin sperm parametreleri üzerindeki olası etkileri değerlendirilmektedir. Ayrıca ashwagandha, maca ve kırmızı ginseng gibi bitkisel desteklerin potansiyel yararları ve klinik kanıt düzeyleri incelenmektedir. Oksidatif stresin sperm DNA bütünlüğü ve fertilizasyon kapasitesi üzerindeki rolü vurgulanırken, antioksidan desteklerin etkinliği, güvenliliği ve kullanım sınırlılıkları tartışılmaktadır. Mevcut çalışmalar bazı besin ögelerinin semen parametrelerini iyileştirebileceğini düşündürmekle birlikte, gebelik ve canlı doğum oranları üzerindeki etkilerine ilişkin kanıtlar yetersizdir. Sonuç olarak, dengeli beslenme, sağlıklı yaşam tarzı ve bireyselleştirilmiş besin desteği, erkek infertilitesinin kanıta dayalı tanı ve tedavi yaklaşımını tamamlayan unsurlar olarak değerlendirilmelidir.

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