Smoking is harmful to both genders. It causes damage to the genetic material found in eggs and sperm, resulting in difficulties with fertility. A couple may be unable to get pregnant.
Pune, The Smoking of cigarettes not only causes lung cancer and stroke, heart disease, and lung ailments, as well as reproductive health issues for women and men. It may cause erectile dysfunction and low testosterone levels in males, infertility, preterm birth, ectopic pregnancy, low birth weight, spontaneous abortion, or miscarriage in women. It’s the need for the present to quit smoking cigarettes and improve fertility.
Smoking is harmful to both genders. It causes damage to the genetic material found in eggs and sperm, leading to problems with fertility. A couple may be challenging to become pregnant. “Smoking can be harmful to one’s reproductive health.
Smokers are more likely to be afflicted with damaged DNA in their sperm, resulting in infertility issues. Smoking is a factor in the condition known as erectile dysfunction (ED), which is the inability to keep an erection while having sexual relations and also affects reproduction. It involves the ovarian gland’s normal function and reduces the number of mature eggs fertilized eggs by reducing the number of eggs produced, particularly for females. Smokers tend to be more likely to go through menopausal symptoms later,” said Dr. Karishma Dafle, Fertility Consultant, Nova IVF Fertility, Pune.
Dr. Dafle said, “Smoking during pregnancy can cause damage to the tissues of the fetus. It may cause ectopic pregnancies, early birth, infertility, spontaneous abortions, the baby’s lungs not being able to grow properly, and congenital disabilities like Cleft lip and cleft palate or miscarriage. Baby’s subjected to smoke from second-hand sources following the birth have a higher chance of being diagnosed with Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).”
Dr. Preethika Shetty, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist Motherhood Hospitals, Kharadi, “The nicotine toxins in cigarettes affect the whole body, including reproduction. Smoking decreases the quality of semen which includes the volume of semen and sperm density, motility, viability, and motility. Therefore, sperm can’t fertilize eggs. The chemicals (such as nicotine, cyanide, and carbon monoxide) from cigarettes increase the rate at which eggs are lost. Infertility rates are higher in smokers as compared to non-smokers. Smokers who have been heavily cigarette-addicted for a long time are considered weak in their immune systems. They are more susceptible to heart attacks and strokes than males. The difficulty of conception, the poor quality of female eggs, preterm births, and babies with low birth weight and heart attacks and lung conditions can complicate the pregnancy and birth process, as well as withdrawal symptoms in pregnancy. Smoking is an extremely known risk factor for cancer of the cervical. So, I would advise everyone to stop or reduce Smoking as soon as possible and seek medical attention whenever necessary.”
“Men or women who smoke experience an adverse reaction to fertility treatments more than those who do not, who have difficulty conceiving. Smoking less can help increase fertility and improve the chances of having a baby and improve your health and be beneficial for the baby. It also reduces the risk of miscarriage or congenital disabilities for the baby,” concluded Dr. Dafle.
