Impact of Smoking and Alcohol on Fertility

       January 1, 0000    1608

 

Infertility is a life crisis and can hit some people so hard that can change their life entirely. There are various factors that lead to infertility. Infertility may occur in men as well as women. It can happen to anyone, even to the ones who least expect it. Both of them can be victims of infertility. The main causes of infertility are smoking, excessive consumption of alcohol, using illicit drugs to prolong the orgasm, non-use of contraceptives like condoms while engaging in sexual activities which may cause the person to catch up with Sexually Transmitted Diseases which eventually affects the reproductive system and increase infertility. There are various other methods to prevent infertility. Infertility can be caused due to 2 reasons. Some may be the victim of infertility from birth while some maybe having this problem due to some diseases or disorders that might develop in later life.

Smoking:

Tobacco smoke contains several harmful and toxic substances. Smoking or even inhaling the smoke of burning tobacco is harmful for the fertility not only in women but also in men and also has a permanent negative impact. In women, smoking causes the defect of menstruation and may affect the entire reproductive system. Smoking causes a considerable reduction in a woman’s fertility and has a negative impact on the woman’s ability to get pregnant. Study reveals that the smoking women take a longer time, almost 2 months more than the non-smoking women to conceive along with a lesser chance to get pregnant. They almost have only 50% chances to become pregnant. 

Use of Alcohol:

Alcohol consumption also affects the overall infertility in both men and women. Consumption of alcohol may cause sluggish movement of the sperm and sometimes even decrease the sperm count. There are various other effects of alcohol and smoking on fertility and none of them are good. The couple, which is trying to have a baby should limit the alcohol consumption during the conceiving period. The quitting of alcohol and smoking might help in various good effects and chances of getting pregnant. The chances off conceiving is regained up to the level of a normal non-smoking woman.


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