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Can Taking Bubble Bath When Trying To Get Pregnant Cause Birth Defects?

My wife and I will be trying to conceive next month. If we make love in a hot tub filled with bubble-bath, is there any danger that the sperm will be damaged in such a way as to cause birth defects? We are patient and it wouldn't be a huge blow if bubble bath prevented our lovemaking from resulting in a conception on that cycle, but we would be very sad if the use of bubble bath led to birth defects either due to contamination of the womb environment or due to damage to the sperm.
Wed, 8 Feb 2017
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Hi I think there is no effect of such things on sperms. But one thing that can happen is that it will decrease the chance of pregnancy because of washing out of sperms. They will not be able to enter vagina due to the water flow.
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Can Taking Bubble Bath When Trying To Get Pregnant Cause Birth Defects?

Hi I think there is no effect of such things on sperms. But one thing that can happen is that it will decrease the chance of pregnancy because of washing out of sperms. They will not be able to enter vagina due to the water flow.