Question
What should men and women pay attention to before planning to have a child?
Answer
Three to twelve months before a woman prepares for pregnancy, men should maintain a robust physique. Generally speaking, maintaining a positive mood and enhancing nutrition are essential. In addition, they should also moderately reduce sexual activity to store more high-quality sperm in the seminal vesicles. At the same time, they should avoid contact with pesticides, carbon dioxide, and harmful substances such as cadmium, sodium, zinc, mercury, and lead, as these substances may increase the risk of spontaneous abortion due to non-forceful injury for the wife. For women, preparation before pregnancy is even more important. Women with diseases such as viral hepatitis and pulmonary tuberculosis should consider pregnancy only after complete recovery. Women who have been taking birth control pills should consider pregnancy six months after stopping the medication and three months after the removal of an intrauterine device without any abnormal changes. Specific indicators include good physical health, mental state, normal menstrual cycle and menstrual volume, normal menstrual color and condition, as well as no inflammatory diseases in the reproductive system. During this period, it is best to use condoms for contraception. Otherwise, if abnormal ovulation or endometrial damage occurs after stopping medication or removing the device, the fetus may not develop normally.