What should men eat before IVF?

In vitro fertilization is placement of an embryo, obtained by removing male and female reproductive cells from the body and combining them in a laboratory, into a woman’s uterus. For this treatment to be successful, the reproductive cells taken from both men and women must be healthy, of high quality, and at the most appropriate level for reproduction. In this regard, it is important that, at least like a woman’s egg, sperm taken from a man be alive, mobile and healthy. Since embryos derived from eggs fertilized by healthy sperm will have a much higher quality and longer lifespan, there will be a better chance of having a healthy baby. For a man’s sperm to be valuable both in quantity and quality, a man must eat right and lead a quality life. For this reason, given that sperm cells complete their development within 3 months, it is important that a man eats in the most healthy way at least 3 months before the IVF procedure.

What foods should men often eat before an IVF procedure?

All the natural conditions and rules of nutrition that come to mind when it comes to healthy eating are also valid for feeding before an IVF procedure. In the context;

• First of all, you should drink at least 2-2.5 liters of water per day,
• Citrus fruits such as lemon, orange, grapefruit and mandarin,
• Molasses produced in healthy conditions,
• salads with olive oil, dishes,
• Onion garlic,
• Carrot,
• Green apple,
• Nuts such as hazelnuts, pistachios, almonds, walnuts,
• All vegetables and fruits (if possible raw or lightly boiled)
• If possible, ferment kefir and yogurt at home,
• Homemade pickles,
• Real pomegranate syrup prepared under healthy conditions

All products listed above should be consumed in season and fresh. The consumption of foods suitable for their nature at any time of the year is of great importance from the point of view of “natural nutrition”.

In addition, the importance of vitamin D in men is very important for sperm production. In this regard, vitamin D-rich foods and getting plenty of sunlight are important for healthy sperm production.

What foods should men avoid before IVF?

All foods that are considered unhealthy food are prohibited in the future father’s diet before IVF. Especially fatty, salty, sweet processed foods and harmful substances upset the balance of all hormones secreted in the body. Nutritional habits have a particularly strong effect on the hormones that produce sperm. It can even be said that the digestive and reproductive systems suffer most negatively from human nutrition. In this regard, with a healthy diet, the amount of sperm produced decreases, the mobility and quality of the available sperm decreases.

• Excessively fatty, salty and sweet foods,
• Processed canned foods, packaged foods with a long shelf life,
• Cigarettes, alcohol, drugs,
• More than 1-2 cups of tea, coffee per day,

We know that a natural diet rich in vegetables and fruits is good for both the reproductive system and the whole body. However, it is also important to consume these foods thoroughly cleaned. In this context, it should be emphasized that foods such as potatoes, broccoli and apples are very difficult to peel, or rather, very difficult to get rid of pesticides on them. In this regard, it is a fact that vegetables and fruits, which are necessarily organically grown or bought at peasant markets, will be healthier.

What factors other than nutrition negatively affect sperm quality?

• Presence of testicular infections.
• Have an infection in the glands that produce sperm,
• Problems such as poor sperm quality due to genetic differences can be solved with the help of treatments. But positive progress can be helped through healthy eating.