Desperately
seeking semen
The average healthy man can usually count on his sperm to do its
job, but someone with a history of infections, drinking and smoking
might
be dealing with a different quality of sperm. Other lifestyle habits,
your environment, as well as disease, can also be “sperm-unfriendly.”
Booze news: alcohol can change the quality of sperm.
Although alcohol may boost the sex drive, drinking has been linked
to poor sexual performance.
Sperm that really smoke: what good are lots of sperm
if only a few work well? Smoking can make it harder for a man to get
an erection. The sperm also can’t swim as fast to reach the “ready” egg.
Smokers’ sperm has a harder time getting into the woman’s
egg to create a pregnancy.
The right stuff: you are what you eat. The truth behind
that saying has not changed for decades. If your body is poorly fed,
so are your sperm and sex drive.
Out of it: cocaine, heroin and high doses of marijuana
can kill sexual interest, sexual performance and sperm count.
Working grind: sperm can be affected by toxins or poisons
in your environment. You might face these on the job or at home and
not realize it. Toxins before pregnancy could mean birth defects later.
What’s up doc? Some medication and diseases take on
a new meaning when baby planning. Cancer, mumps, diabetes, Hepatitis
B, sexually transmitted infections and HIV can affect your chances
for making pregnancy happen or having a healthy baby.
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