Many medications may have a deleterious effect on fertility, affecting sperm, eggs or sexual activity. Your doctor will want to know if you have been treated with any of the following drugs:
FOR MEN
Sulphasalazine: lowers sperm count.
Nitrofurantoin: lowers sperm count.
Tetracycline: lowers sperm motility.
Cimetidine{anti- ulcer drug}: causes impotence.
Ketoconazole: causes impotence and lowers sex drive.
Colichicine: lowers fertilization power of sperm
Antidepressants: causes impotence
Propanolol: cause impotence
Chemotheraphy: lowers sperm count.
Recreational drugs: cannabis and alcohol causes sperm abnormalities; cocaine lowers libido as well as sperm motility and count.
FOR WOMEN
Non- Steroidal Anti- Inflammatory Drugs) NSAIDS e.g. aspirin: affects egg follicles
Chemotherapy: causes ovarian failure.
Cannabis: stops ovulation and interrupts menstruation.
