There was once a case where a young couple had not been pregnant for many years. The couple went to almost all hospitals in the city to check what was wrong with the expectant mother’s reproductive system. Indeed, the initial examination results were very unfavorable to the expectant mother. The diagnosis revealed that she suffered from irregular menstruation, adnexitis and vaginitis, and even a small cyst on one ovary. However, after treatment by a gynecologist, the expectant mother\’s gynecological inflammation was cured, but there was still no good news. The couple began to turn to traditional Chinese medicine again, using decoctions and Chinese patent medicines in turn. After a year of this, there was still no movement after the cyst was eliminated.
At this time, they and the family they belonged to were no longer calm. The boy\’s parents were somewhat complaining about the girl. The girl\’s parents always felt that they could not hold their heads high in front of the in-laws, and gradually stopped interacting with her. And the girl became more and more sensitive. She always nervously felt that everyone was looking at her strangely, and if she spoke in a lower voice, she would be saying bad things about her… So the young couple were no longer close, and suspicion and complaints became commonplace. In the end, they hurt each other more than they warmed each other, and one time it finally escalated into physical violence. The girl ran away from home in anger and went to Beijing to join her classmates. She wanted to find a well-known expert in Beijing for treatment. Even if she did in vitro fertilization, she still had to conceive a child for her husband.
However, the development of the story is always dramatic. After consulting many doctors in Beijing, she discovered that because the initial test results were not good for her, everyone naturally believed that she was the one with the problem. And they just ignored the examination of the husband\’s reproductive system. So, at her strong request, her husband reluctantly went to the hospital for an examination. The final result showed that her husband was a patient with dead sperm.
At this point in the story, the ending can be imagined. The couple divorced peacefully, and no one wanted to keep the other. She was only 26 years old at the time.
The pre-pregnancy check-up of expectant fathers is often ignored, and more often it is just a formality. Therefore, safety hazards from expectant fathers often cause future troubles. So what exactly should expectant fathers check during their pre-pregnancy checkup?
Routine pre-pregnancy examination items for expectant fathers generally include: Blood routine, 2 blood lipid items, urine routine, fasting blood glucose, Helicobacter pylori antibodies, 2 liver function items, hepatitis C antibodies, 3 items of renal function, 2 items of tumor, 4 items of hormones, internal medicine, male surgery, ophthalmology examination with slit lamp, fundus, electrocardiogram, abdominal color ultrasound, pelvic color ultrasound, AIDS test, syphilis serum test, etc.
1. [Important examination items for expectant fathers]
1. Genetic history: Understand whether the male’s family has a birth history of deformed children, whether the chromosomes are normal, what drugs have been taken before, etc. This is directly related to the future baby healthy growth. As I have repeatedly emphasized before, a detailed explanation of the family\’s genetic history to the doctor is a crucial first step. Under the doctor\’s advice, other tests besides routine items, such as karyotype analysis, can be performed.
2. Blood test: This test is to conduct 18 routine blood tests on the expectant father. Determining whether the prospective father suffers from viral infection, leukemia, acute infection, diabetes, tissue necrosis, hyperlipidemia, sepsis, malnutrition, anemia, ABO hemolysis and other diseases is extremely important for achieving eugenics and postnatal care.
3. Liver function:Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) can initially understand whether liver function is damaged and whether There are early symptoms of liver diseases such as occlusive jaundice, acute (chronic) hepatitis, and liver cancer. Hepatitis B surface antigen (HbsAg) determines whether the expectant father is infected with hepatitis B virus.
4. Kidney function: The expectant father’s health status can be understood through urea nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine (CR) Whether the kidneys are damaged, whether there are acute or chronic nephritis, uremia and other diseases.
5. Semen analysis (or routine): Mainly checks whether the expectant father’s sperm is healthy and the sperm survival rate How and whether the requirements for pregnancy can be met are the prerequisites for achieving pregnancy. Many men are very resistant to this examination. On the one hand, they feel embarrassed, and on the other hand, it is often because it is troublesome and overwhelmed. It is true that collecting semen through masturbation in the hospital is something that many people find embarrassing, because collecting semen does have many more difficulties and psychological barriers than collecting leucorrhea. For this reason, our annual physical examination does not They do not know how to check semen, but it is a major issue related to whether their wife can get pregnant successfully and whether the baby she will give birth to is healthy. No matter how shy or unaccustomed it is, expectant fathers should work hard to overcome it.
6. Urogenital systemGeneral examination: Problems with the male genitourinary system have a great impact on the health of the next generation, so examination of this private part is essential. If you think there may be a problem with your testicular development, you must first ask your parents whether you had mumps as a child, whether you had cryptorchidism, testicular trauma and surgery, testicular pain and swelling, hydrocele, oblique hernia, urethral drainage pus, etc., provide this information to your doctor and consult carefully.
7. Infectious virus testing:Including mycoplasma, chlamydia, gonococcus, syphilis serum and HIV Check to see if the expectant father has infectious diseases such as Treponema pallidum and HIV infection.
2. [Precautions for expectant fathers during examination]
1. Before the pre-pregnancy check-up, expectant fathers should pay attention to ensuring a regular lifestyle, avoid staying up late, and Balance work and rest, carry out appropriate physical exercise, pay attention to a comprehensive and balanced diet, eat more foods rich in high-quality protein, and try to avoid eating high-fat, high-sugar, and high-protein foods.
2. Do not smoke, drink, or eat greasy or high-sugar foods 3 days before the examination. Of course, this is also a very important principle for expectant fathers in the entire pregnancy preparation process. I will talk about it in detail later. Expectant fathers should quit smoking and drinking 3 months or even half a year before planning a pregnancy, because smoking can cause sexual dysfunction, reduce fertility, affect the success rate of conception, and affect the quality of fertilized eggs and embryos; long-term heavy drinking , can lead to a reduction in male sperm count, reduced motility, sperm deformities, and affect conception and embryonic development.
3. Do not have sex 3 to 5 days before the pre-pregnancy examination, the abstinence time is too short or too long All may affect the quality of sperm.
4. You should take a shower the day before the physical examination to ensure body cleanliness.
5. Blood drawing requires an empty stomach, so do not eat after dinner the day before the test , make sure you fast for more than 8 hours before drawing blood.
In fact, pre-pregnancy testingIt is a comprehensive physical examination, better than most physical examinations in our lives. Through pre-pregnancy examination, diseases that are temporarily unable to conceive the next generation, such as infectious hepatitis, tuberculosis, sexually transmitted diseases, mental illness, etc., must be treated, and pregnancy can be carried out under the guidance of a doctor after the condition is stable.
There are currently thousands of genetic diseases in humans, most of which have no cure. Through pre-pregnancy physical examination, genetic diseases in the couple or both families can be discovered in time, and eugenic guidance can be provided according to the specific situation of the patient.
Pre-pregnancy examination and consultation are of great significance to the healthy growth of the fetus. In addition to detecting some obvious genetic diseases, pre-pregnancy examinations can also test blood to understand whether the blood types of men and women match, so as to reduce the occurrence of blood diseases in offspring and ensure a healthy and smart child. For those couples whose health and mental status, as well as those whose individuals and families have congenital diseases or genetic diseases that are not suitable for childbearing, they can choose to postpone childbearing or become a \”DINK family\”.
This article is provided by Baidu Reading. It is excerpted from \”Very Good Pregnancy: You Can Get Pregnant by Doing This\” Author: Yu Yue\’e