Zinc deficiency before pregnancy may lead to infertility

　　In recent years, trace elements and human body healthy relationship has attracted more and more people's attention.

　　There are many metal elements needed for human growth and development and to maintain normal life activities, but the one directly related to conception is zinc.

　　Zinc is very important for the physiological effects of the human body. First of all, zinc is an important component of various enzymes necessary for a series of biochemical reactions in the human body, and has a significant impact on metabolic activities in the human body. Zinc deficiency can lead to a decrease in taste and appetite, reduce the intake of nutrients, and affect growth and development. In recent years, it has been discovered that zinc can also affect the secretion of pituitary gonadotropin, promote gonadal development and maintain normal gonadal function. Therefore, zinc deficiency can not only retard human growth and development, make people short in stature, but also cause female Breast underdevelopment, no menstruation, male in semen sperm Decreased sperm count or even no sperm.

　　Therefore, zinc deficiency is also a cause of male infertility and female infertility. Among plant foods, those with higher zinc content include beans, millet, radish, and Chinese cabbage. ； Among animal foods, oysters are the most rich in zinc, and others such as lamb chops, chicken, smoked sturgeon, etc. are also rich in zinc. Practice has proved that eating more zinc-rich foods regularly can not only make short people grow taller and thin people gain weight, but also promote the development of secondary sexual characteristics through increased secretion of sex hormones, increase the number of sperm or promote ovulation, thereby increasing the chance of pregnancy.

　　In short, the metal elements needed by the human body are obtained through diet. The types and contents of metallic elements in various foods vary. Therefore, the diet should be diverse and avoid a partial eclipse to ensure the intake of various metal elements necessary for the human body. Zinc is commonly found in food. As long as there is no partial eclipse, the human body will generally not be deficient in zinc.

　　Pay attention to timely zinc supplementation after pregnancy

　　During pregnancy, pregnant women’s demand for various minerals and trace elements increases. Among them, the demand for zinc also increases. If they cannot consume enough zinc, it can lead to fetus Abnormal differentiation of brain cells and decrease in the total number of brain cells； Newborns have low birth weight and even developmental malformations. At the same time, blood zinc levels can also affect pregnant women Uterus of contraction. Blood zinc levels are normal and uterine contractions are strong ； On the contrary, the uterus contracts weakly. Therefore, attention should be paid to zinc supplementation to ensure the normal development of the fetus and the smooth delivery of pregnant women.

　　After pregnancy, women should pay attention to early zinc supplementation in order to prevent the occurrence of deformed children and achieve prenatal and postnatal care. For this reason, you should eat more zinc-rich foods in your diet, such as: fish, animal offal, milk, lean meat, soybeans and their products, peanuts, nuts, clams, mussels, oysters, etc. ； If necessary, take appropriate medication under the guidance of a specialist. In addition, during early pregnancy, we should also actively prevent and treat pregnancy reactions, prevent partiality and anorexia, and increase food intake to prevent insufficient zinc intake and excessive zinc loss.