Folic acid is not only important for women, it is also beneficial for men. A lack of vitamin B9 in the male body provokes the development of megaloblastic anemia and infertility. If the level of the substance is insufficient, sperm motility and their total number are reduced.
Vitamin B9 deficiency in men provokes the development of hereditary pathologies in the fetus:
• Down syndrome;
• epilepsy;
• schizophrenia.
Future dads should be aware of the fact that planning a pregnancy is an important step that needs to be taken seriously. The health of the unborn child depends on this, therefore, if the doctor recommends the use of vitamins, this must be followed. Taking folic acid before conception helps:
• increasing the likelihood of conceiving a healthy child;
• reducing the occurrence of fetal mutations at the gene level;
• increasing sperm motility;
• reducing the number of male semen with structural defects.