Eliminating Smoking Could Improve Your Chances of Getting Pregnant
The reasons for wanting to get pregnant for some women I'm sure varies.
Reasons also vary for women who smoke.
Some women may smoke to deal with stress, a feeling of insecurity, weight control, loneliness, to feel inclusive, etc.
I have learned these are just signals that something else much deeper is going on.
Whatever the reason - there is never a good reason to smoke.
Here's Why - Cigarette smoking has a negative impact on most women's ability to become pregnant and carry a pregnancy to term.
Cigarette smoking has been shown by clinical studies that it's harmful to a woman's ovaries and the degree of harm is dependent upon the amount and period of time a woman smokes.
Virtually all scientific studies support the conclusion that smoking has an adverse impact on fertility.
Harmful effects - Smoking appears to accelerate the loss of eggs and reproductive function and may advance the time of menopause by several years.
Smoking it seems is strongly associated with an increased risk of spontaneous miscarriage and possibly ectopic pregnancy as well.
If you are serious about getting pregnant, consider this: smokers are likely to have low birth weight babies and premature birth.
Miscarriage rates are also increased.
Considering Assisted Reproductive Therapy (ART) - One important investigation showed that cessation of smoking for at least two months before attempting IVF significantly improved chances for conception ( IVF is just one implantation technique).
Although long-term cigarette smoking can have an irreversible effect on ovarian functions, the harmful effect on treatment outcome may, in part, be reversed if smoking is discontinued prior to entering into fertility therapy.
These statements should be discussed and verified with a medical professional who is knowledgeable in this area.
(ART) can be impacted - Nearly twice as many In vitro fertilization (IVF) attempts are required to conceive in smokers than in nonsmokers.
Studies of IVF have reported that female smokers require higher doses of gonadotropins (hormones released by pituitary gland) to stimulate their ovaries.
If you and your partner have been trying for at least 6 months (if partner is over 35) - 1 year, without any protection and you still have not become pregnant - this is the time to seek medical consultation.
Both partners who smoke should seriously think about quitting to increase their success rate.
If your ultimate goal is to have a baby of your own one day, start planning now on how you can achieve that goal.
Please use this information to as a gentle 'nudge' to seek the necessary help required to address issues regarding infertility.
I wish you success.
Reasons also vary for women who smoke.
Some women may smoke to deal with stress, a feeling of insecurity, weight control, loneliness, to feel inclusive, etc.
I have learned these are just signals that something else much deeper is going on.
Whatever the reason - there is never a good reason to smoke.
Here's Why - Cigarette smoking has a negative impact on most women's ability to become pregnant and carry a pregnancy to term.
Cigarette smoking has been shown by clinical studies that it's harmful to a woman's ovaries and the degree of harm is dependent upon the amount and period of time a woman smokes.
Virtually all scientific studies support the conclusion that smoking has an adverse impact on fertility.
Harmful effects - Smoking appears to accelerate the loss of eggs and reproductive function and may advance the time of menopause by several years.
Smoking it seems is strongly associated with an increased risk of spontaneous miscarriage and possibly ectopic pregnancy as well.
If you are serious about getting pregnant, consider this: smokers are likely to have low birth weight babies and premature birth.
Miscarriage rates are also increased.
Considering Assisted Reproductive Therapy (ART) - One important investigation showed that cessation of smoking for at least two months before attempting IVF significantly improved chances for conception ( IVF is just one implantation technique).
Although long-term cigarette smoking can have an irreversible effect on ovarian functions, the harmful effect on treatment outcome may, in part, be reversed if smoking is discontinued prior to entering into fertility therapy.
These statements should be discussed and verified with a medical professional who is knowledgeable in this area.
(ART) can be impacted - Nearly twice as many In vitro fertilization (IVF) attempts are required to conceive in smokers than in nonsmokers.
Studies of IVF have reported that female smokers require higher doses of gonadotropins (hormones released by pituitary gland) to stimulate their ovaries.
If you and your partner have been trying for at least 6 months (if partner is over 35) - 1 year, without any protection and you still have not become pregnant - this is the time to seek medical consultation.
Both partners who smoke should seriously think about quitting to increase their success rate.
If your ultimate goal is to have a baby of your own one day, start planning now on how you can achieve that goal.
Please use this information to as a gentle 'nudge' to seek the necessary help required to address issues regarding infertility.
I wish you success.
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