| The Tobacco Reference Guide
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| by David Moyer, MD. |
| Chapter 14 Pregnancy and fertility |
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| Pregnancy and fertility: Fertility and Menopause |
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| Smoking men are at nearly double the risk for cancer-linked sperm mutations than |
| non-smoking men. |
| ASH Smoking and Health Review, July-August 1999 (from Fertility and Sterility, |
| August 1999) |
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| Smoking more than 10 cigarettes daily has been linked to 10% to 15% lower sperm |
| counts compared to nonsmoking men. |
| Reuters, March 23, 1998 |
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| Smoking drastically reduces fertility in women. |
| Reuters, October 5, 1998 (from October 1998 Fertility and Sterility) |
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| Women who smoke are 20% less fertile because of nicotine effects on ovulation. |
| Kevin Ferentz, M.D. |
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| Women who smoke more than 10 cigarettes a day are 40% more likely to enter |
| menopause earlier than nonsmokers. |
| Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 51:1271, 1998 |
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| Females who smoke have a 28% reduction in fertility, and are 3.4 times more likely to |
| take longer than a year to become pregnant. Heavy smokers have only 57% of the |
| pregnancy rate of non-smokers. |
| JAMA, May 24, 1985, p. 2979 |
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