Reproductive Diseases and Modern Lifestyle: From Bench to Bedside
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2025 | Viewed by 699
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Interests: metabolism; obesity; appetite axis; endometrial environment
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Dear Colleagues,
Reproduction is one of the most important concepts in biology. It is the process by which plants and animals give rise to offspring. Sexual reproduction is common in multicellular eukaryocytes such as animals. According to the WHO, infertility is a disease of the male and female reproductive systems defined by the failure to achieve a pregnancy after 12 months or more of regular unprotected sexual intercourse. Approximately one in six couples are affected by infertility globally. Infertility is expected to increase in the future. According to the Centers for Disease Control and prevention, there used to be a worldwide average of five children per woman in 1950; however, according to the United Nations, this has fallen to two children in 2020.
Furthermore, modern life is characterised by environmental pollution, stress, an unhealthy diet, and a rise in metabolic diseases such obesity and type 2 diabetes. In addition, it has been found that the annual production of plastics which contain endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) has grown significantly. Studies have shown the connection between EDCs and infertility. EDCs interfere with the normal function of hormonal systems. All of the above have been connected with reproduction problems and therefore action for a better understanding of pathophysiological mechanisms and treatment is needed.
We call for manuscripts studying the connection between modern lifestyle factors such as stress, EDCs, unhealthy diet/nutrients, and metabolic diseases with reproductive diseases in men and women. Specifically, there is a need for studies connecting all the above lifestyle risk factors with all aspects of the reproductive diseases affecting the male and female reproductive systems. Pathophysiology, mechanisms, and treatment options from bench to bedside will be considered.
Dr. Georgios Valsamakis
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- infertility
- endocrine disrupting chemicals
- reproductive hormones
- lifestyle
- metabolic diseases
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