how do you think flying (being exposed to radiation)affects the ability of becoming pregnant ?

Question

in flight attendants?

Answer 1

I dont think the level of radiation from the scanners is strong enough to impact on the reproductive ability of a flight attendant. However, any defects on the developing fetus resulting from it is another story.
What may be the most important factor affecting getting pregnant will be stress from the schedule changes, her nourishment from all the airline food, changes in time if she is always on international flights and her own ovarian cycle response.

Answer 2

the effect would be very marginal, at most

actually when on the surface of the Earth you run the risk of higher exposure to, say, radon, a radioactive gas, which is often present in grottoes / mountains.

most high energy particles and rays (such as gamma rays) typically travel fairly easily through the atmosphere, so it is not a few hours here and there spent at 30'000 ft that are going to make much, if any, difference.

furthermore, to have radiation affect the ability of becoming pregnant, you'd need for some massive dosis of radiation to hit either the very egg before fertilisation, or the very early embryo. Both of which are very unlikely.

finally, don't forget that we're constantly bombarded by gamma rays and other high energy particles / radiation from space, and that our species has evolved through this, and our bodies have grown used to it (any even very partly damaged cell gets eliminated, as any dead cell regularly is).


Bottom-line: don't worry, just keep on trying, and pay a bit of attention to your fertile window (from about 1 week before ovulation, to 1-2 days after, ovulation being around the 14th day of a 28 day cycle), it does help. Good luck

Answer 3

I don't think it affects the chances of becoming pregnant at all -- and neither do several studies.

A link below is to a summary of several studies -- all of which put flight crews well below the recommended 2,000 mrems (millirems) of radiation exposure per year. Several of the studies put the total annual dosages of flight crew (flight attendants) on long-haul flights at an average of 227 mrems -- about 10% of the maximum recommended dose, and less than the exposure at some points on the ground on earth.

Answer 4

Cross country pilots are only allowed a certain number of hours in flight because of inflight rediation. This should pertain to all personnel. It could be having an effect on your problem. Have you had all other aspects checked out? There do seem tobe more and more need of assisted pregnancy procedures. Maybe it is food additives and pollution.