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Hi Ladies
I just thought i would forward this on for your info, it was in yesterday's daily mail..
Can Asprin make your son infertile?
A study found the most vulnerable stage of pregnancy is four to six months when taking painkillers over a fortnight doubled the risk of have sons with testes problems
Pregnant women who take painkillers such as paracetamol, aspirin and ibuprofen could put their unborn sons at risk of fertility problems, researchers warn.
According to their findings, prolonged use of these common medicines may harm the development of boys sex organs.
Around half of women take over-the-counter painkillers during pregnancy, usually for headaches.
But using the drugs on their own or together may increase the risk of boys having undescended testicles, which can lead to poor sperm quality and testicular cancer in later life.
Women who used more than one type of painkiller simultaneously at any time while pregnant increased the risk seven-fold, on average.
But the most vulnerable stage is when a woman is between four and six months pregnant.
Then, taking one painkiller doubled the risk overall, when compared to women who took nothing. Paracetamol doubled the risk, while ibuprofen or aspirin increased it four-fold.
And using two painkillers together during this period increased the risk 16-fold, according to the study, published yesterday, in Europes leading reproductive medicine journal Human Reproduction.
Scientists believe the painkillers may be behind the increase in male reproductive disorders in recent decades, along with exposure in the womb to chemicals in the environment which are known as endocrine or hormone disruptors.
Dr Allan Pacey, of the University of Sheffield, said the findings were somewhat alarming.
I doubt that anyone would have suspected that common painkillers would have these effects.
It is worth noting the researchers found a significant difference when women had used painkillers for two weeks or more and that the impact was greatest when taking them during their second trimester, he said.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1327779/Can-taking-aspirin-pregnancy-make-son-infertile.html?ito=feeds-newsxml#ixzz14sOYnWsQ
I just thought i would forward this on for your info, it was in yesterday's daily mail..
Can Asprin make your son infertile?
A study found the most vulnerable stage of pregnancy is four to six months when taking painkillers over a fortnight doubled the risk of have sons with testes problems
Pregnant women who take painkillers such as paracetamol, aspirin and ibuprofen could put their unborn sons at risk of fertility problems, researchers warn.
According to their findings, prolonged use of these common medicines may harm the development of boys sex organs.
Around half of women take over-the-counter painkillers during pregnancy, usually for headaches.
But using the drugs on their own or together may increase the risk of boys having undescended testicles, which can lead to poor sperm quality and testicular cancer in later life.
Women who used more than one type of painkiller simultaneously at any time while pregnant increased the risk seven-fold, on average.
But the most vulnerable stage is when a woman is between four and six months pregnant.
Then, taking one painkiller doubled the risk overall, when compared to women who took nothing. Paracetamol doubled the risk, while ibuprofen or aspirin increased it four-fold.
And using two painkillers together during this period increased the risk 16-fold, according to the study, published yesterday, in Europes leading reproductive medicine journal Human Reproduction.
Scientists believe the painkillers may be behind the increase in male reproductive disorders in recent decades, along with exposure in the womb to chemicals in the environment which are known as endocrine or hormone disruptors.
Dr Allan Pacey, of the University of Sheffield, said the findings were somewhat alarming.
I doubt that anyone would have suspected that common painkillers would have these effects.
It is worth noting the researchers found a significant difference when women had used painkillers for two weeks or more and that the impact was greatest when taking them during their second trimester, he said.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1327779/Can-taking-aspirin-pregnancy-make-son-infertile.html?ito=feeds-newsxml#ixzz14sOYnWsQ
It's a tabloid and enjoy the shock factor.
