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Answer to Question #2686 Submitted to "Ask the Experts"Category: Pregnancy and Radiation — Exposures not directly to embryo/fetus The following question was answered by an expert in the appropriate field: Q
I had full-mouth dental x rays (~20 views) last month; they shielded my groin area. This month my wife and I would like to try to have a baby. Could the radiation exposure of the dental x rays harm my sperm and cause birth defects?
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Dental x rays will not affect the sperm since there is no radiation dose to the gonads. Like most x-ray exams, the x-ray beam is focused on the item of interest, in this case your teeth. Likewise, dental x rays will not affect your wife's ability to become pregnant or the pregnancy itself. Good luck!
Kelly Classic Certified Medical Health Physicist
Answer posted on 27 May 2003. The information and material posted on this Web site is intended as general reference information only. Specific facts and circumstances may alter the concepts and applications of materials and information described herein. The information provided is not a substitute for professional advice and should not be relied upon in the absence of such professional advice specific to whatever facts and circumstances are presented in any given situation. Answers are correct at the time they are posted on the Web site. Be advised that over time, some requirements could change, new data could be made available, or Internet links could change. For answers that have been posted for several months or longer, please check the current status of the posted information prior to using the responses for specific applications.
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