The right foods can help you get pregnant. Selenium is a natural antioxidant found in protein-rich foods. The most famous sources of selenium are meat, seafood, nuts..

And they play an important role in terms of female fertility, researchers at the University of Adelaide have found..

The positive effect of selenium on male fertility has already been established, but women are being talked about for the first time..

In general, selenium is important for the immune response, production of thyroid hormones, neutralizing free radicals, and removing toxins from the body.. But it also turned out to be necessary for the late stages of follicular development, which creates a favorable environment for egg production..

Scientists were able to determine where selenium is contained in the ovaries, reports Meddaily. Then their attention was attracted by the GPX1 protein associated with the compound. It turned out that the expression of the GPX1 gene was quite high (sometimes twice as high as usual) in the eggs, which led to pregnancy. But an excess of selenium produces a toxic effect, which must be borne in mind..

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