Methadone: Methadone Facts

Question: Can methadone lower a mans sperm count?

(Posted by: mizz1983 on 2010-02-06 15:20:18)

my partner is on methadone at the moment but is no longer on heroin.due to the amount of heroin he was on he stated on a large amount of methadone which i have been told by his drug worker it is still going to be a while untill he is of the methadone as it cannot just be stopped. he is in the process of having his methadone reduced. i met my partner after his problem with heroin and have children from a previous marrige who he is great with but are looking in to the future on having a child together.

Posted by: christopher592862 on 2010-02-06, 17:21:57

Methadone is used in the treatment of heroin addiction. I am not sure that you would be able to distinguish between the methadone effects and the heroin effects on the sperm count. I certainly do suspect that there would be an effect as we are talking about a powerful medication. In any event i would not encourage any person to breed until they are clean and can contribute to society.