Time：2023-03-28 00:13:15 source：psychiatricethics.com author：Prevent anxiety Read：115次

Mom's Hairspray and Fetal's Roots

Ms. Wang has always been known as a "stylish" woman in her work unit, with beautiful black curly hair that is wild and elegant. Recently, she and her husband started a "human creation plan" and wondered if she could continue to use hairspray to maintain her hairstyle in the future.

Mothers use hairspray, and children suffer.

According to statistics, the incidence of genital defects in new-born boys in the UK is as high as 1 in 250. Fertility experts suspect that this is closely related to the mother's heavy and frequent use of hairspray. An article in the American Journal of Environmental Health Perspectives, No. 2, 2009, argues that products such as hair spray can affect human reproductive health. Professor Paul of the Institute of Epidemiology and Public Health at Imperial College London in the UK found that women's exposure to hairdressing products, such as hairspray, mousse, and styling water in the early stages of pregnancy, increases the risk of baby boys suffering from hypospadias. Although most of the children can be corrected by surgery when they are 1 year old, if no treatment or corrective surgery fails, it will affect the child's future urination function, even fertility and sexual function. The researchers also said: "The long-term use of hair products in adult men can also have a huge impact on their fertility." The study also demonstrated that taking folic acid during the first trimester of pregnancy reduced the risk of hypospadias in baby boys by 36%. Not only that, but hairspray has the potential to shorten the distance between a boy's anus and penis. Swan, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Rochester in New York, said that a substance contained in hair spray can cause this harm to the health of boys. Typically, a woman's vagina is closer to the anus, while a man's penis is further away from the anus. Therefore, the shortening of the distance between the boy's anus and the penis is considered by scholars to be a sign of male femininity. Boys with this condition will grow up with erect penises facing differently than others.

The culprit - phthalates

A substance called phthalates in hairspray easily crosses the placenta into the embryo, disrupting The hormonal system in the body, which in turn causes the occurrence of diseases. Li Hongjun, chief physician of the Department of Urology of Peking Union Medical College Hospital, said that modern research has proved that preservatives, plastic bags, beauty salon supplies and other substances containing estrogen-like effects will affect the development of male gonads, destroy the regulation of the endocrine axis, and lead to abnormal hormone levels. For male infants, it may lead to hypogonadal hypoplasia syndrome, including hypospadias, cryptorchidism, etc.; for adult males, it may induce asthenozoospermia and testicular cancer.

Knowledge of risk factors

In addition to the above-mentioned indirect effects on children through mothers' exposure to such products, unreasonable use of baby care products can also cause directly compromised. Dr. Carr of the American Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences analyzed the urine of 163 infants and found that 81% of infants had excessive levels of phthalates in their urine, which were closely related to infants' exposure to lotions and shampoos. Secondly, if women are engaged in some occupations that require frequent exposure to beauty products, such as hairdressers, hair spray manufacturing, etc., it is also a risk factor. Researchers at the Institute of Laboratory Medicine in Lund, Sweden, pointed out that the ability of female hairdressers to conceive is only 91% of that of ordinary people. In 2008, a research group on occupational and environmental medicine at the University of Bergen in Norway said that female hairdressers had higher rates of infertility and miscarriage than other industries, which may be related to their exposure to hairdressing chemicals. In addition, phthalates may also be present in many cosmetics, such as perfumes and nail polish. Infants and young children should reduce or avoid exposure to these products. Phthalates are also often added to plastics to increase their toughness. In this regard, California has passed legislation in 2009 to prohibit the addition of this substance to the above products.

It is better to be prepared than to worry

The dangers are serious, but as long as you take precautions, you can be prepared. Some beauty and hair products, although their chemical components have passed the safety test, will have a certain impact on special groups, so it is recommended that pregnant women should not use them during a special period of time. Even healthy women who are not pregnant should not dye their hair more than 2 times a year. Pregnant women should choose ordinary cleaning and basic skin care cosmetics with good quality, guaranteed, simple ingredients, mainly natural raw materials, and mild nature.

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