Polotsk Zonal Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology

Jul

Everyone has long known that without vitamins, a person begins to experience problems in the functioning of internal organs and systems. Many of the vitamins and microelements have a direct impact on the reproductive health of the population. Among them, the following are especially worth noting: Vitamin A is involved in the synthesis of the intermediate product of sex hormones. With its lack in the diet of the male population, the process of sperm formation is disrupted, and women can even develop infertility. Vitamin E in insufficient quantities causes a decrease in the formation of seminal fluid in men, and in women pregnancy can be terminated at different stages. Vitamin C is almost universal and affects the functioning of many organ systems. Taking large doses of this vitamin can even get rid of some types of male infertility. Folic acid is necessary for the proper development of the child in the womb. Its deficiency in a woman’s body before pregnancy and in the first months of bearing a childleads to the development of birth defects in the baby’s nervous system. Iodine is needed for the normal functioning of the thyroid gland, without which the proper functioning of the reproductive system is simply impossible. If a woman is sorely lacking this element during pregnancy, then there is a high probability that the child will be born with a diagnosis of cretinism. We can talk a lot about other vitamins and minerals, but there should be only one conclusion: reproductive health is one of the important components of a person’s overall health. What it will be depends largely on our nutrition.