We all know that air pollution has incredibly damaging effects on developing babies, newborns, infants and toddlers. All children are at risk when toxics like mercury are in their air. Moms and Dads are furious, and working hard to protect their children from these contaminants. But what about before we become parents? Can air pollution prevent us from even having children in the first place?
Pollution and Women’s Infertility
Smoke, gasoline, paint fumes and car exhaust are among the many atmospheric pollutants that pregnant women are advised to avoid as much as possible, due to their negative effects on a developing embryo or fetus. But women who are not yet pregnant can also be affected by air pollution.
Toxins in cigarette smoke result in higher rates of infertility in women, whether they are smoking themselves or breathing in second-hand smoke. Cigarette smoke exposure can also increase the time it takes for a woman to conceive.
Increased DNA mutations in the eggs were also linked to cigarette smoke. One study demonstrated higher levels of mercury in the blood of women who had unexplained infertility, due to eating mercury contaminated seafood.
More and more studies are showing that exposure to environmental air pollutants affect reproductive functions and, in particular, produce adverse effects on pregnancy outcomes, fertility and fetal health.
“Epidemiological studies demonstrate that exposure to ambient levels of air pollutants are associated with low birth weight, intrauterine growth retardation, Prematurity, neonatal death, and decreased fertility in males.”
Many urban and suburban areas have high levels of ground-level ozone, an air pollutant that can adversely affect lung and heart health, but new mice study suggests that breathing in this air pollution could also affect women's ability to conceive.
In some areas, ozone can reach high levels in the summer because the bright sunlight and heat combine with compounds from industrial emissions, car exhaust, and gasoline vapors to form the air pollutant.
Groups considered most vulnerable during high-pollution days currently include children, the elderly and people with asthma. If the new research findings hold up in people, it might be necessary to add women of reproductive age to that list of vulnerable groups.
"It is important that we know what is in the air we breathe and understand how it can affect our health," Patricia Silveyra, assistant professor in the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine and leader of the study, said in a statement. "We don't know a lot about the damaging effects of ozone, but since it does increase inflammation in the lungs, it is possible that this inflammation could affect more than one system in the human body."
Traffic Fumes can Increase Miscarriage Risk:
Testing diesel fumes on fertilised eggs in the laboratory, the scientists found that the pollution could cause a reduction in the number of cells in one part of the embryo.
While this did not stop the embryo implanting in the womb it did cause development problems, increasing the risk that the women would go on to miscarry by up to two and a half times.
Dr Paulo Marcelo Perin, from the University of Sao Paulo, in Brazil, part of the team which carried out the study, said: “Our recommendation would be to not get pregnant when you have high levels of pollution.”
Even amounts of pollution just slightly above those designated as “safe” by the World Health Organisation could place women in the high risk group towards the top of those at risk of miscarriage.
Pollution and In Vitro Fertilization:
Air pollution complicates In Vitro Fertilization as well. Elevated levels of nitrogen dioxide, a common vehicle emission, can decrease the likelihood of pregnancy from IVF. Nitrogen dioxide levels as low as 0.01 parts per million around a woman’s home were shown to decrease the success of IVF by 20%. For women who were able to conceive via IVF, increased levels of ozone resulted in a decreased chance of carrying that baby to term.
CRT-E in Treating Miscarriages and Infertility
A healthy amount of vitamin E: Pregnancy and beyond
Although necessary for your own health and your baby’s growth, it’s important to consume vitamin E in safe doses – not too much and not too little. Getting your vitamin E from food sources is preferable to taking high-dose supplements.
A healthy intake of vitamin E contributes to the structure of cells throughout the body.”
Pollution has also been linked to a increased likelihood of developing asthma, lung infection and Heart Diseases and respiratory issues later in life to mother and baby both.
L-carnitine
L-carnitine is the biologically active form of the nonessential amino acid carnitine. Carnitine is produced in your body from the two amino acids methionine and lysine, and also is found in foods such as dairy products, meats and avocados.
Supplementation with L-carnitine under medical supervision may benefit diabetic sufferers, although more research is needed to fully assess its efficacy.
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CRT-E Coping and Caring from Pollution in your Pregnancy
Chronic asthma which is prime and severe result of Pollution, which inflames and constricts airways, making breathing difficult, is common in children and pregnant woman, which leads to Miscarriage and Infertility.
Doctors also measured immune-system signs of allergic reaction and found that eosinophils—a type of white blood cell that increases when allergies flare—decreased significantly in the L-carnitine.
Researchers said lung function significantly improved in those pregnant woman who took L-carnitine compared to those who did not, and that they believe this is the first study to investigate the benefit of L-carnitine supplements in asthmatic-prone going-to-be-mothers.
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