We do know that smoking can cause fertility problems; there are over a dozen studies that have linked the two. Some specific things that seem to happen are a disruption of a woman’s egg maturation, ovulation and fertilization, and a reduction on the woman’s egg quantity and quality. Non-human studies show that eggs which have been exposed to nicotine have more chromosomal abnormalities.
The good news is that when you quit things get better. Studies of women undergoing invitro-fertilization show that women who currently smoke have the lowest success rates, while the rates go up after these women quit smoking.
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Christine Emmick, ReadyToQuit's resident Q&A expert, is an ex-smoker of over 17 years.
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Electronic cigarettes are becoming more widely available and may seem like miracle of science to some, but they are hardly a miracle cure. They are potentially toxic and, of course, are still loaded with nicotine.
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We do know that smoking can cause fertility problems; there are over a dozen studies that have linked the two. Some specific things that seem to happen are a disruption of a woman’s egg maturation, ovulation and fertilization, and a reduction on the woman’s egg quantity and quality. Non-human studies show that eggs which have been exposed to nicotine have more chromosomal abnormalities.
The good news is that when you quit things get better. Studies of women undergoing invitro-fertilization show that women who currently smoke have the lowest success rates, while the rates go up after these women quit smoking.
Christine Emmick, ReadyToQuit's resident Q&A expert, is an ex-smoker of over 17 years.