Nutrition, Fertility, and Human Reproductive Function (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Tremellen, Kelton; Pearce, Karma

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

One in six couples around the world experience infertility. Before undertaking expensive and intrusive assisted reproductive treatment such as in vitro fertilization, many seek advice from their physicians or dietitians on what foods and supplements might enhance their fertility. This book provides a comprehensive review of the role of nutrition in human fertility, focusing on the impact of diet and nutritional supplements on essential reproductive processes in women such as ovulation, early embryo development, implantation, and sexual function. It also examines impact on male reproductive hormones and sperm production.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Februar 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040071120
• Artikelnr.: 72281009

Autorenporträt

Kelton Tremellen is a professor of reproductive medicine at Flinders University and a clinical director at a private reproductive medicine unit in Adelaide, South Australia. His research interests include male infertility, recurrent miscarriage, and diminished ovarian reserve, with a key focus being on the role that nutrition plays in reproduction. Dr. Tremellen is the inventor of Menevit®, a novel fertility supplement marketed for improving sperm health in Australia and New Zealand by Bayer Consumer Care. Dr. Tremellen is also the author of numerous research articles and book chapters in the field of reproductive medicine and is a regular invited speaker at conferences on reproductive medicine. Karma Pearce is a senior lecturer in nutrition and food sciences, University of South Australia. She has an active research interest in the role of nutrition in both diabetes and reproduction. She has also researched and consulted with a number of disadvantaged minority groups in both Australia and India on the role of nutrition and health literacy in improving population health outcomes. She has authored several research papers on these subjects.

Inhaltsangabe

Nutrition and Ovulatory Function. The Role of Diet and Lifestyle
Modification in the Treatment of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Macronutrient
Intake, Fertility, and Pregnancy Outcome. The Role of Micronutrients in the
Prevention of Congenital Anomalies in the Fetus and Optimization of
Pregnancy Outcomes. A Review of the Pivotal Studies Supporting the Use of
Periconceptional Multivitamins in the Prevention of Congenital
Abnormalities. Maternal Nutrition and Its Influence on the Health of the
Next Generation: The "Developmental Origins Hypothesis". Chinese Herbal
Supplements and the Treatment of Female Infertility. Nutritional and
Dietary Interventions for Menopause. The Effect of Obesity on Male
Reproductive Function. Nutrition and Sperm Function. Nutritional
Supplementation for the Treatment of Male Infertility. The Role of
Nutrition in Male Sexual Function. The Role of Nutrition in Optimizing
Assisted Reproductive Technology Treatment Outcomes. Naturopathic
Treatments for Infertility and Reproductive Disorders. Appendix A:
Recommended Dietary Intake for Macro- and Micronutrients for Various
Countries. Appendix B: Websites for the Key Position Statements on Diet and
Fertility. Index.