There is no doubt that breastfeeding is the best for the baby, both from the nutritional and emotional point of view, but we see that the more you research on breast milk, the more benefits are discovered. In this case, in relation to the survival of the species, since according to a study prepared by the Pediatric Environmental Health Unit of the Virgen de la Arrixaca University Clinical Hospital of Murcia, breastfeeding favors the future fertility of male babies.
They have discovered that babies who are breastfed see increased virility and fertility in adulthood, counteracting the detrimental effect of the mother's exposure during pregnancy to toxic compounds derived from plastics that act as hormonal disruptors or disruptors.
The researchers studied more than 300 Murcia couples and their respective babies for 2 years and found that breastfed male babies with breast had a greater anogenital distance (DAG), that is, between the anus and the genitals, than those bottle-fed, which is related to greater virility in the stage of adolescence and adulthood.
It is expected that men with a greater anogenital distance have a higher semen quality, more sperm and therefore more reproductive capacity.
The anogenital distance is an anthropometric measure that is established in intrauterine life and during the first months of life influenced by androgen exposure. If the mother has been exposed in pregnancy to phthalates derived from cosmetics or plastics, which act as hormonal disruptors, these hormonally modify the baby, significantly shortening the DAG, especially in men.
The first months of life there is a window of opportunity that has a decisive influence on the development of the sexual and reproductive capacity of the baby, a critical time of three to six months in which breastfeeding contributes significantly to counteract the negative effects of toxic exposure during the prenatal stage.
Studies like this reinforce the importance of the role of breastfeeding for society, since in addition to the many benefits we know, it also enhances the fertile capacity of current generations of children.
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