Getting pain medicine is very convenient now a day by going to grocery store and making choice in OTC stands. However, not many people realize that taking pain medicine can affect men’s fertility functions.
A small study, which was published Jan. 8 2018 in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, discovered that men who took 1,200 milligrams of ibuprofen a day for six weeks developed a hormonal condition that is linked with reproductive problems. The study involved 31 men (ages 18 to 35) who were randomly assigned to take ibuprofen(two doses of 600 mg each) or a placebo every day for six weeks.
IT was found that a 23 percent increase in levels of luteinizing hormone (LH) — a hormone that’s secreted by the pituitary gland and stimulates the production of testosterone — after two weeks. “Higher-than-normal levels of luteinizing hormone can indicate a problem with the testes”, according to the National Institutes of Health.
Similar caution shall be taken for people on Advil, a pain killer which contain Ibuprofen on large amount.
For men who are seeking fertility treatment or working on having child, it would be better to take less ibuprofen or trying to avoid it. Acupuncture has been proven to be a very effective pain management. And also it is organic which means it has no chemical related side effects.
Acupuncture also is very helpful together with Chinese herbs to treat men’s infertility. Check with our other men’s fertility blogs for related issues.
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