smoke-filled rooms before and during pregnancy.

Using chewing tobacco or snuff can be just as harmful to a developing fetus as smoking cigarettes. Tobacco use in any form increases the chance of defects in the male sperm.

Alcohol can damage both eggs and sperm before conception. Taken during pregnancy, alcohol can cause slowed growth, mental retardation, and lifelong damage to the brain and nervous system of the growing fetus. No amount of beer, wine, wine coolers, or liquor is known to be safe while you are trying to get pregnant or during pregnancy.

Any questions regarding preconceptual care, please contact one of our health care providers located at The Woman's Wellness Center, P.C.

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