Effects of male drinking on the fetus
Many men have a hobby of drinking. But in fact, drinking alcohol is not a good thing. It will not only affect the drinker's own health, but also for men who are preparing for pregnancy, if they drink alcohol, it will also have certain effects on the fetus, and may even cause deformities in the child's development. In addition, men who are preparing for pregnancy are not allowed to smoke. Smoking has a greater impact on sperm and the fetus!
1. Does male smoking have a great impact on the fetus when preparing for pregnancy?
1. Smoking can cause sperm abnormalities
Psychologists from the University of Florida concluded through controlled experiments that smoking weakens men's reproductive function. They divided 43 smokers and 43 non-smokers into two groups for comparison. Sperm that were too large, too small, concentrated or deformed with vacuoles, multiple heads, multiple tails and tail deformities were regarded as morphological abnormalities. It was found that smokers had lower normal sperm values than non-smokers. At the same time, it was also found that the sperm abnormality rate is related to the number of cigarettes smoked. The concentrate of cigarettes contains carcinogens, which are also present in the body fluids of smokers. Sperm that receive this carcinogen are prone to genetic damage.
2. Smoking can cause chromosomal abnormalities
In order to elucidate the health hazards of tobacco at the chromosomal level, Dr. Caronno from the United States conducted chromosome observations on different smoking groups. The results showed that in normal people, there are generally only 7-10 abnormalities among the 46 chromosomes, while in smokers, up to 20 chromosomes can undergo sister monosomy exchanges. At the same time, it was also found that the longer the smoking history and the greater the amount of smoking, the higher the rate of chromosomal abnormalities. ; The effects of smoking persist even 3 months after you stop smoking. In addition, the proportion of cells with chromosomal abnormalities is 70% in smokers and only about 15% in non-smokers.
2. The dangers of drinking when a father is preparing for pregnancy
1. Effect on sperm
In men who drink alcohol for a long time, alcohol may kill sperm or damage sperm. If sperm are stimulated by alcohol for a long time, repeatedly, and in large quantities, the health quality of sperm itself will decline, resulting in serious consequences such as oligospermia, weak sperm, and even infertility.
2. Harm to the fetus
Pregnancy after drinking alcohol can also cause intrauterine growth retardation of the baby, dysfunction of the central nervous system after birth, and various deformities on the face and body, such as structural defects in the heart, deformities of hands, feet, fingers, etc. The intelligence after birth is also lower than that of ordinary babies. Therefore, men’s drinking has a very great impact on the fetus.
3. How long should you start quitting smoking and drinking before preparing for pregnancy?
1. Quit drinkingAfter drinking alcohol, it usually takes 2-3 days to eliminate the alcohol metabolites from the body. But an egg cell will stay in the body for at least 14 days. Therefore, conception can only be considered 3-4 weeks after complete abstinence from alcohol. The cycle of sperm production takes about 74 days. After generation, it will enter the epididymis and continue to mature for 16 days. After a total of 90 days, the sperm can truly become a "seed" with reproductive capacity. Therefore, men should quit drinking at least 3 months in advance.
2. Quit smoking
For men who smoke more than 30 cigarettes a day, the proportion of abnormal sperm exceeds 20%, and the longer the smoking time, the more abnormal sperm. Sperm can return to normal only after half a year of stopping smoking. If both or one of the couple smokes frequently before pregnancy, the harmful components in tobacco will enter the reproductive system through the blood circulation and cause direct or indirect toxic effects. Therefore, couples who are planning to become pregnant should quit smoking three months or even six months before planning to become pregnant.
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