Infertility and genetically modified foods (GMF)

Background: In recent years, genetically modified foods (GMF)/genetically modified organisms (GMO) and its complications for consumers have caused great concern in the international level. Many studies have been conducted in the world on the impact of GM food crop in the development of cancer and different diseases and reproduction. It seems that infertility is a growing global problem. In most studies on the causes of infertility paid to the patient s physical condition, less has been considered nutritional status especially impact of genetically modified foods.Methods: In this study, Effects of GM foods on infertility, analyzing potential risk posed by these products in metabolism, endocrine glands and endometriosis have been investigated.Result: Studies revealed that the GM food crops are probably one of the reasons increasing ovarian cysts and endometriosis and various reproductive organ cancers. This disease leads to infertility.Conclusion: Nutrition with GM foods may create proteins with different amino acid chain that affects the liver, endocrine glands and hormones and also lead to polycystic ovary syndrome. Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependence inflammatory disease. Researches indicate that the pattern of gene expression in endometrial proliferative phase is different in infertile women compared to the control group that may be associated by transgenic foods and increasing concentrations of toxins derived from pesticides over time. Although, much evidences about the relationship between GM food crops and various cancers including lung, breast and colon cancers show that there are few studies on reproduction and embryonic cancers.

کلیدواژه ها:

Infertility ، Reproduction ، Genetically modified foods (GMF)