Medical research tells you how long it takes to quit smoking and alcohol to have children

In the comedy film "Quit Smoking and Don't Quit Alcohol," directed by Zhu Shimao, the protagonist, Yan Baojiu, the vice president of an advertising company, suffers from a sudden change in his life due to being drunk. Tobacco and alcohol also bring various situations of laughter and laughter to the protagonist. With a unique perspective, the story focuses on China's unique tobacco and alcohol culture, entertainment culture, and interprets society and human nature through the true feelings and hypocrisy on the wine table.

In fact, people in the workplace have a deep understanding, because it is inevitable to socialize with customers and leaders. Many people are also worried about whether smoking and drinking have any impact on having children in the future? How long does it take to quit smoking and alcohol if you want your child?

Medical research shows that smoking and drinking have a significant impact on male sperm

In a research project jointly established by the Laboratory of Changchun People's Hospital, the Teaching and Research Section of Cell Biology of the School of Basic Medicine of Jilin University, and the Institute of Reproductive Medicine of Jilin Province, 659 men with infertility were studied and compared. These infertile patients were from the outpatient department of the Department of Urology of the Clinical Hospital of Jilin University from September 2003 to March 2006, aged 23 to 41 years, and had normal sexual life for more than 2 years after marriage, No family history of trauma or hereditary diseases, no history of sexual dysfunction, and no significant abnormalities in the testis, epididymis, or vas deferens were found during physical examination.

Subsequently, the researchers divided these patients into three groups, including male infertile patients with a history of smoking (263), regular drinking (137), and regular smoking and drinking (259). The data for the fertility group were 329 healthy male semen samples that had given birth.

Regarding the impact of single factors such as smoking or alcohol consumption on male sperm, the results showed that the percentage of normal sperm morphology in the smoking group was significantly lower than that in the fertile group. The difference between the two was statistically significant (P<0.01), and there was no significant correlation between the number of cigarettes smoked per day and the percentage of normal sperm morphology (r=0.036, P>0.05); There was a significant negative correlation between the number of years of smoking and the percentage of normal sperm morphology (r=-0.155, P<0.001). The percentage of normal sperm morphology in the drinking group was significantly lower than that in the fertile group (P<0.001). There was a significant negative correlation between the amount of alcohol consumed per day (g/d) and the percentage of normal sperm morphology (r=-0.146, P<0.05). There was no significant correlation between the number of years of drinking alcohol and the percentage of normal sperm morphology (r: - 0.119, P>0.05).

The results showed that the percentage of sperm with normal morphology in the smoking and drinking groups was significantly lower than that in the fertile group (P<0.001), but the mechanism of the impact on the percentage of sperm with normal morphology was unclear. However, the results suggest that smoking and alcohol consumption may mutually deepen the impact on sperm morphology. The possible reason is that harmful substances in cigarettes interact with alcohol to affect sperm morphology, resulting in a further decrease in the percentage of sperm with normal morphology.

The results showed that long-term smoking and heavy alcohol consumption affected the percentage of normal sperm morphology, and the impact of both smoking and alcohol consumption on sperm morphology was greater than that of a single factor. Therefore, from the perspective of eugenics, men who wish to have children should abstain from alcohol and alcohol.

How long is it safer to have children after quitting smoking and alcohol?

From a medical perspective, it takes some time for new healthy eggs to completely replace old ones damaged by tobacco and alcohol. Although the metabolites of alcohol can be exhausted within 2-3 days after drinking, an egg cell must remain in the body for at least 14 days.

For sperm, it takes about 74 days for sperm to be produced in the seminiferous tubules of the testis. After production, it still needs to enter the epididymis for 16 days to continue to mature, and it takes about 90 days for sperm to truly have reproductive capacity. So if we calculate this way, starting from now on, smoking and drinking will not harm sperm, and healthy sperm will not be born until three months later. To be on the safe side, it is generally advisable to consider conceiving after quitting smoking and drinking for more than half a year. The child is healthier.

In addition, for parents with a history of smoking and alcohol, in addition to quitting smoking and alcohol, it is also necessary to strengthen physical exercise and enhance the body's resistance. At the same time, pay attention to nutritional diversity in diet, eat more vegetables, especially vegetables rich in selenium, and take folic acid from the first three months of pregnancy. After six months of quitting smoking and alcohol, you can go to the hospital for a pre pregnancy examination to see if your body is ready for pregnancy.