As of now, there are more and more young people who enjoy smoking and drinking. Due to the pressure of life, they resort to unhealthy ways such as smoking and drinking to help alleviate their psychological stress. Moreover, drinking alcohol is indispensable in interpersonal communication, as it is one of the essential drinks on the dining table. Can men drink and smoke during pregnancy?
Can men drink and smoke during pregnancy preparation
1. The impact on sperm in men who drink alcohol for a long time. Alcohol may kill 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 decrease, resulting in serious consequences such as oligospermia, asthenospermia, and even infertility.
2. The harm to the fetus: Pregnancy after drinking alcohol can also cause intrauterine growth retardation, dysfunction of the central nervous system after birth, and various deformities in the face and body, such as defects in the heart structure and various deformities in hands, feet, fingers, etc. The intelligence after birth is also lower than that of ordinary babies. So the impact of men drinking alcohol on the fetus is very significant.
3. Smoking can cause chromosomal abnormalities. In order to clarify the harm of tobacco to health at the chromosomal level, Dr. Kalenno of the United States made chromosome observations on people in different smoking groups. The results showed that there are generally only 7-10 abnormalities in 46 chromosomes of normal people, while smokers can have up to 20 sisters monosomic exchanges. At the same time, it was 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 still exist even after stopping smoking for 3 months. In addition, the proportion of cells with chromosomal abnormalities is 70% in smokers and only about 15% in non-smokers.
How long can men start preparing for pregnancy after quitting smoking and drinking
For men, this time period is quite long. Because it takes a total of 90 days for sperm to truly become reproductive seeds, which means that every male's current sperm was produced three months ago. In addition, the accumulated toxins from tobacco and alcohol in the body cannot be eliminated from the body in a short period of time. So, it is safer for elderly men to have children at least six months or even a year after quitting smoking and drinking.
Men are not allowed to smoke or drink alcohol during the preconception period. Although studies have shown that occasional smoking and drinking are beneficial to the body, men must remember to quit smoking and drinking during this sensitive stage of preconception. Otherwise, the substances contained in these two substances may lead to fetal abnormalities in the future.
