According to latest research reports, 13% of infertility is attributed to Smoking. Smoking has severe harmful effects on the men who have sperm count on the lower side. Smoking not only affects reproductive capability of parents but also causes cancer in their children by causing mutations in genes and chromosomes. When compare to non smokers, smokers require twice the number of In Vitro fertilisation attempts. In a report, the British Medical Association (BMA) estimated 120,000 British men aged 30 to 50 had become impotent because of smoking. Up to 5,000 miscarriages every year were linked to smoking and passive smoking, and tobacco was implicated in 1,200 cases of malignant cervical cancer each year. Effects of Smoking on the sexual health of Males: 1. Smoking decreases sperm density, total sperm count, total number of motile sperm and citrate concentration in sperm. 2. It changes sperm morphology, sperm vitality and ejaculated volume of semen. Effects of Smoking on the sexual health of Females: 1. Smoking accelerates the loss of reproductive function in females. 2. It advances the Menopause by 1-4 years. 3. It increases the risk of spontaneous abortion and ectopic pregnancy. 4. Smoking causes mutations in ovum and effects reproductive capability. 5. High incidence of childhood cancer in the babies of smoking parents. … [Read more...]
Smoking leads to infertility
Smoking can cause infertility by changing the sequence of DNA in sperm cells. These changes could be inherited to their offspring and make them infertile. So smokers not only damage themselves but also their children. According to a research study published in the American cancer association journal, smoking causes mutations in the DNA which were inherited by their children and suffer from infertility in the adulthood. Potential damage is directly proportional to the duration of exposure. Most frightening thing is these mutations are irreversible. Smoking mother harm their foetuses while smoking father cause infertility. It is still not known whether these changes are inherited to their grand children. Smoking accounts for 10% of medical deaths worldwide. Lung cancer is the major disease due to smoking. Smoking people are in declining in developed countries due to health education. Asian countries are experiencing unexpected rise in smoking habits due to little knowledge about its harmful effects. Please stay away from this killing bad habit. … [Read more...]
