Conception of a healthy baby depends on both mom and dad, researchers remind.
Man striving conceive child must give up alcohol at least 6 months before attempting. This is stated in a new study by American scientists, according to the local channel CNN.
The fact is that men who dabbled in alcoholic beverages (5-6 servings a day), immediately before conceiving a child, more often became fathers of children with congenital heart problems.
The risk of conceiving a baby with a heart defect is reduced by 44% if the future father stops drinking alcohol at least 3 months before.
It is noteworthy that the rule does not work for women, the use of alcohol by the mother increases the risk of problems in the child by only 16%.According to scientists, alcohol can change the DNA of sperm, which leads to a decrease in their activity. So far, researchers have not been able to establish a link between this indicator and heart disease.
Recall
- the egg itself chooses the sperm, and not vice versa.
- 13 curious facts about sperm.
- favorable days for conception in 2020.
