There are many commonly used social drugs and prescribed
medications that are really detrimental to making a baby from a man's
perspective. Cigarettes, alcohol and marijuana are all directly toxic to sperm
and cigarettes and alcohol also directly affect sexual performance by causing
erectile issues.
Blood pressure medications such as metoprolol reduce libido
and also are renown for erectile dysfunction whist calcium channel blockers
such as amlodipine can directly block the ability of sperm to fertilise eggs.
Many men are being given testosterone supplements to boost
libido or energy levels. Testosterone very powerfully suppress sperm production
by blocking the hormones produced by the brain which cause the testes to make
sperm. Any guy wishing to become a father should avoid testosterone supplements
as there can be a very protracted time before sperm production turns on
again.
Building muscle and improving athletic performance by using
anabolic steroids is also almost guaranteed to turn off sperm production so
also should be avoided.
A number of psychiatric drugs are also asssociated with
erection issues, libido reduction and altering the hormones to the testes such
as olanzepine, amitryptilene and nortryptilene. Lithium also causes reduced
libido and erection problems.
Some antibiotics such as nitrofurantoin, erythromycin and
gentamycin are directly sperm toxic whilst tetracyclines can block
fertilisation.
Gout drugs colchicine and allopurinol can also block
fertilisation and inflammatory bowel disease drug sulphasalazine affect sperm
motility.
So al men on meds should check with their doctors and also
check out our website and many doctors and patients alike are unaware of the
bad effects that many commonly used drugs have on sperm.
Best wishes,
Mary
Mary
