The fact is, she is also breathing for two. If a pregnant woman regularly breathes tobacco smoke, her own or anyone else s, she is risking her baby s health, as well as her own. Of course, if either she or her partner were smoking before the baby was conceived, they lowered the odds of having a baby in the first place. Research has observed that smoking can lower the quality and quantity of a man s sperm. It can also lead to impotence.
Women reduce their chances of getting pregnant if they smoke.
It can also speed up their entry into menopause. There is clear evidence that smoking affects fertility and the reproductive system in women. It may also affect men. Further, smoking may alter the DNA, or genetic material, of sperm. This DNA change has the possibly of promoting cancer, birth defects, or genetic diseases in children.