smoking and infertility
Smoking and Infertility May Prevent You from Getting Pregnant
Mike Jerry
Smoking and infertility may go hand in hand. If you are having problems getting pregnant while smoking, you should stop smoking. Smoking may stop the reproductive system from producing eggs that are viable for getting pregnant. Even fertility assistance may not help you get pregnant because the toxic substances found in smoking effect how the egg matures. Tobacco use reduces not only egg count but sperm count as well. This toxic use of tobacco lowers the rate of eggs being fertilized, which in turn may increase the number of miscarriages that a woman has.
If you are having problems with infertility and you don't know what is wrong, this information is for you. Smoking can cause serious injuries to the body and this is not limited to just your lungs. Smoking can be a leading factor in your inability to conceive and if you haven't quit already, you really should consider it. Aside from smoking being bad all the way around, it can particularly affect your reproductive system in both men and women.
How Smoking Can Affect Your Reproductive System
What you are about to read is a general summary of the knowledge we currently have about smoking and infertility. This article certainly doesn't cover every single aspect of smoking and infertility, but it can give you good reasons why you should not be smoking if you are having infertility problems.
All of what you are about to read was found through studies published, with over twenty different accounts of the adverse effects that tobacco has on fertility. There are several different substances found within tobacco products and many of these substances are toxic. Smoking effects how the egg matures, ovulation rates and the fertilization rates in mice; there were also more chromosomal abnormalities in eggs exposed to nicotine.
The overall quality and number of eggs are reduced in women who are smokers. When it comes to smoking and infertility, there are numbers of follicles reduced for vitro fertilization and there are fewer eggs retrieved. There are lower rates of eggs being fertilized in treatments and an increased rate of miscarriages.
There Is Some Evidence in Males Who Smoke Tobacco Products
When a male smokes, there are decreased success rates for treatment options and although doctors are unsure how it directly affects the sperm, they are now pretty positive the sperm count is lower and there are more abnormalities with the sperm. This can also effect how easily the female will be able to get pregnant and can be the reason why the couple is not conceiving.
There isn't enough evidence supporting second hand smoke and tests are still being done in this area. There also isn't enough evidence to prove any theories on what happens to an embryo when it ingests second hand smoke. However, if you can have complications from first hand smoke, you can assume second hand smoke will not be much better. This information should help you to make better decisions about smoking because now you know how smoking and infertility can work together.
How Smoking Can Affect Your Reproductive System
What you are about to read is a general summary of the knowledge we currently have about smoking and infertility. This article certainly doesn't cover every single aspect of smoking and infertility, but it can give you good reasons why you should not be smoking if you are having infertility problems.
All of what you are about to read was found through studies published, with over twenty different accounts of the adverse effects that tobacco has on fertility. There are several different substances found within tobacco products and many of these substances are toxic. Smoking effects how the egg matures, ovulation rates and the fertilization rates in mice; there were also more chromosomal abnormalities in eggs exposed to nicotine.
The overall quality and number of eggs are reduced in women who are smokers. When it comes to smoking and infertility, there are numbers of follicles reduced for vitro fertilization and there are fewer eggs retrieved. There are lower rates of eggs being fertilized in treatments and an increased rate of miscarriages.
There Is Some Evidence in Males Who Smoke Tobacco Products
When a male smokes, there are decreased success rates for treatment options and although doctors are unsure how it directly affects the sperm, they are now pretty positive the sperm count is lower and there are more abnormalities with the sperm. This can also effect how easily the female will be able to get pregnant and can be the reason why the couple is not conceiving.
There isn't enough evidence supporting second hand smoke and tests are still being done in this area. There also isn't enough evidence to prove any theories on what happens to an embryo when it ingests second hand smoke. However, if you can have complications from first hand smoke, you can assume second hand smoke will not be much better. This information should help you to make better decisions about smoking because now you know how smoking and infertility can work together.
