Effects of Smoking on Fertility

We all know that smoking can cause cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, and cancer of the lungs, bladder, cervix, esophagus, kidney, pancreas, and stomach. Mostly smokers don’t realize that smoking can also affect both men’s and women’s fertility. Men and women who smoke take longer to get pregnant than non-smokers. The toxic chemicals in cigarettes can cause damage to eggs and sperm which affects a future child's health.

In males, smoking can reduce sperm count, their quality & ability to move.
Smoking also decreases the sperm’s ability to fertilize eggs.
Also affects hormone levels, which can cause infertility.
Smoking is strongly correlated with an increased risk of erectile dysfunction.
In females, smoking can increase miscarriage rates (possibly due to damaged eggs), premature birth & other complications in pregnancy.
Smoking may decrease the total number of eggs a woman has in her ovaries.

There is no safe limit for smoking, the only way to protect yourself and your unborn baby from harm is to quit. E-cigarettes are also harmful.

Quitting smoking will give you immediate health benefits and it will increase your chance of conceiving. As soon as you stop smoking fertility begins to improve.

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