We've always been aware that women's lifestyles affect their fertility and the health of their children, but the effect of men's lifestyles hasn't been so well documented. Now it seems that men's health may play just as important a role as women's when it comes to reproduction and their children's health.
Men who smoke, drink and take recreational drugs may have increased fertility problems and may also increase the chances of miscarriage, still birth and child health problems. Apparently smoking, drinking and cocaine all cause chemical changes to semen, and environmental toxins like pesticides can also put men's fertility and their children's health at risk.
The issue was discussed at a seminar at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science chaired by Dr Cynthia Daniels of Rutgers University, an expert in the field.
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