Male fertility is an indicator of the general somatic status

Introduction. Modern medicine is developing every year and increasingly touches upon the aspect of male infertility, which can be a harbinger of the patient's future health. Understanding the mechanisms that fertility is a window to health opens new opportunities for important studies devoted to interdependent physiological processes. Identifying healthy individuals at risk for future cardiovascular disease, diabetes or cancer may allow changing reproductive medical care by changing long-term surveillance and reducing risk. Of course, the close relationship between infertility and health can be due to genetic, developmental and lifestyle factors. One of the main limiting factors in this regard is a poor understanding of the molecular features that link infertility with comorbidities throughout life. Enzymes involved in the process of lipid oxidation may provide new clues to reconcile the mechanistic basis of infertility with comorbidities.