Have you given up smoking yet?
If you haven’t, and you want to father children in the near or distant future, today’s item is for you.
Smoking is being linked to sperm damage among men.
According to Reuters Health, the sperm of men who smoke have damaged DNA, fewer active energy-generating mitochondria and more proteins indicating a revved up immune response.
Past research has found that smokers tend to have more abnormal sperm in terms of number, motility, shape and structures known as acrosomes that help sperm penetrate an egg.
According to senior author of the new study Dr. Ricardo Pimenta Bertolla od Sao Paulo Federal University in Brazil, smoking leads to decreased sperm DNA integrity, decreased mitochondrial activity and decreased acrosome integrity.
The effects of smoking among women include earlier menopause, higher risk of miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy and less success with in-vitro fertilization.
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TRIVIA PA MORE (Various Sources): Negros Occidental has the biggest number of cities among Philippine provinces. It has 12 cities.
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Filipinos celebrate the world’s longest religious holiday. The Christmas season in the Philippines begins on Sept. 1 as cool winds waft from Siberia and Christmas carols start filling the air. The season ends on the first week of January during the Feast of the Three Kings.
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The exotic jeepney is the Filipino version of jitney, the taxi/minibus that travels along a fixed route, found in many countries.
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The popular toy, yoyo, was invented by 16th century hunters in the Philippines.
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The word “boondocks,” which is now a part of the English language dictionary and vocabulary, comes from the Tagalog word “bundok,” meaning “mountain.”
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