Both obesity and overweight are increasing worldwide and have detrimental influences on
several human body functions including the reproductive health. In particular, obese women …

BACKGROUND Infertility is a global public health issue, affecting 15% of all couples of
reproductive age. Male factors, including decreased semen quality, are responsible for …

The literature on the relationship between diet and human fertility has greatly expanded over
the last decade, resulting in the identification of a few clear patterns. Intake of supplemental …

Background Considerable interest has been gathered on the relevant impact of preventable
factors, including incorrect lifestyle and unhealthy habits, on female fertility. Smoking …

Middle Eastern Muslim men have been widely vilified as terrorists, religious zealots, and
brutal oppressors of women. The New Arab Man challenges these stereotypes with the …

The delay in childbearing is an important societal change contributing to an increasing
incidence of subfertility. The prevailing concept of female reproductive ageing assumes that …

The prevalence of smoking during pregnancy varies markedly across countries. In many
industrialized countries, prevalence rates appear to have peaked and begun to decline …

Approximately 21% of women of reproductive age and 22% of men of reproductive age in
the United States smoke cigarettes. Substantial harmful effects of cigarette smoke on …

This evidence-based review focuses on the impact of potentially modifiable, non-
communicable lifestyle factors on reproductive performance in the general population and …

BACKGROUND Cigarette smoking is associated with lower fecundity rates, adverse
reproductive outcomes and a higher risk of IVF failures. Over the last few decades …