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Can I take sleeping pills before getting pregnant?

Asked by:Brenda

Asked on:Apr 09, 2026 10:06 AM

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  • Unicorn Unicorn

    Apr 09, 2026

      Can I take sleeping pills before getting pregnant? ? If you are planning to get pregnant, please give up sleeping pills, because sleeping pills are very harmful to pregnancy. In modern times, some people often suffer from insomnia, fatigue, dizziness, dizziness and other symptoms due to labor and unaccustomed living. Some couples use sleeping pills to mediate various symptoms to ensure adequate sleep.

      Sleeping pills damage the physiological and reproductive functions of both men and women. Such as diazepam, chlordiazepoxide, promethazine, etc., all can act on the diencephalon and affect the secretion of pituitary gonadotropins. male Taking sleeping pills can reduce the production of testosterone, resulting in Impotence , spermatorrhea and loss of sexual desire, etc., thus affecting fertility. female Taking sleeping pills can affect the function of the hypothalamus and cause changes in the concentration of sex hormones, which is manifested as no peak during menstruation, causing menstrual disorders or amenorrhea , and cause dysfunction, thereby affecting the ability to conceive and causing temporary infertility.

      In order to avoid affecting the fertility of both parties, couples who are preparing to become pregnant must not take sleeping pills. Once insomnia occurs, it is best to take appropriate rest, strengthen exercise , increase nutrition, adjust life patterns and other methods to solve the problem, fundamentally enhance the physical fitness, and cannot be maintained by taking sleeping pills. 》》》 What should pregnant women eat that can cause miscarriage?

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