SLEEPING PILLS -FEMALE INFERTILITY

 FEMALE INFERTILITY & ABORTION BY REGULAR USE OF SLEEPING PILLS

FIG-1-THE OVARIAN SYSTEM
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Sleeping pills especially benzodiazepines such as alprazolam, diazepam, clonazepam, lorazepam, temazepam, flurazepam, chlordiazepoxide, midazolam, and triazolam cause serious undesirable effects in a female reproductive system such as ectopic pregnancy and abortion.

ECTOPIC PREGNANCY

A team medical study has revealed that regular or chronic uses of benzodiazepines during the period of pregnancy can cause life-threatening conditions such as ectopic pregnancy or abortion.

FIG-2-ECTOPIC PREGNANCY

The benzodiazepines desensitize the movements inside the fallopian tubes thereby block the movements of the fertilized egg and thus prevent it to be implanted inside the uterus. Thus the egg starts the embryonic developments within the fallopian tube to cause ectopic pregnancy. (See fig-2) 

Ectopic Pregnancy(E.P.) is a serious condition in which the fertilized egg is struck within the fallopian tube and begins to develop there. (See Fig-2-above) 

ABORTION, INFERTILITY AND DEFECTIVE BABY FORMATIONS:-

Another study report has revealed that continuous use of benzodiazepines can cause abortion, defective baby development and causes the baby to have a short term addiction to benzodiazepines.

Neuronal hyperpolarization desensitization of the ciliary body blocks the sperm movements into the fallopian tube to reach out the ovum and causes infertility.

Due to the anticholinergic effects of the benzodiazepines the uterine contraction failure leads to cesarian delivery.

Using benzodiazepines in the first trimester may cause cleft lip and palate in the mother and baby. But these risks are small in later stage exposure to alprazolam.

The doctors say diazepam is a safer medication to take during pregnancy but unsafe during lactation. The report continues that chlordiazepoxide is safe during both pregnancy and lactation.

Medical reports suggest that try the antihistamine diphenhydramine (Benadryl) during pregnancy as a safe sleeping aid. But yet all of them are anticholinergics and should be used under the supervision of a licenced medical practitioner.

There are some technical terms in allopathic medication which in practice may not be used to actually what it should be meant for. 

For example, the terms SAFE and SAFER do not mean that the medicine is completely safe or safer but it is with minimal side effects and the minimum in their imaginary scale is a trade secret of the corporate business.

There are many suggestions to use antidepressants such as SSRIs like citalopram, escitalopram or sertraline safely during pregnancy as sleeping aids instead of using traditional sleeping aids. But they have side effects and should be used under expert supervision.

SLEEPING MEDICINE POISONING-SLEEPING PILLS AND MALE INFERTILITY-

 DECREASED LIBIDO BY CONSUMING SLEEPING PILLS

Epididymis 

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Many studies state that chronic use of sleeping pills like alprazolam, diazepam, and lorazepam can cause hormonal disturbances that lead to male infertility and decreased libido. 

Another study states that chronic use of alprazolam produces pronounced male reproductive defects, especially in testes, epididymis and spermatozoa formation. There are miscarriages and delivery mortalities due to chronic use of benzodiazepine sleeping aids like alprazolam, and diazepam.

Epididymis a coiled tubular structure in which sperm gets matured is severely affected by benzodiazepines said to a study report

Hyperprolactinemia:-

This is one of the major toxicity produced by chronic use of benzodiazepines both in male and female. Benzodiazepines like alprazolam overstimulate the pituitary gland to secrete prolactin which suppresses the normal secretion of Gonadotropic Hormone (GTH or GSH) leads to many sexual dysfunctions both in male and female.

In the male, the following dysfunctions can be observed

1.Decreased testosterone production by the testes

2.Decreased sex drive or libido

3.Male infertility

4.Low sperm count.

5.Epididymis damage

6.Fibrotic and damaged seminiferous tubules, and Leydig cells of the testicles.

Conclusively if you are a young man planning for marriage or a newly married man planning to have a baby please avoid using sleeping pills for a long time.