• Secondhand smoke impacts fertility
  • Aidin Amini Sefidab,1 Ali Rezaeian,2 Zahra Amirkhani,3,*
    1. Student Research Committee, Larestan University of Medical Sciences, Larestan, Iran
    2. Student Research Committee, Larestan University of Medical Sciences, Larestan, Iran
    3. Student Research Committee, Larestan University of Medical Sciences, Larestan, Iran


  • Introduction: The effect of passive smoking on fertility has not yet been adequately studied. Various products of tobacco smoke (benzopyrene, cadmium, and cotinine, a nicotine metabolite) reach the ovarian follicle and the presence of cotinine has been associated with reduced fertilizing ability of the oocyte. passive exposure to smoke seems to have detrimental effects on a woman's ability to conceive. The study also reports that secondhand smoke may lead to early menopause, before the age of 50.
  • Methods: In this study, 10 articles published from 2019 to 2024, which were in the form of original research and systematic review were examined. New studies may be motivating even to partners to quit tobacco use to reduce the risks of secondhand smoke on pregnancy." The study used the keywords Passive smoking, Infertility, Secondhand smoke.
  • Results: Approximately 30% of reproductive age women and 35% of reproductive age men in the United States smoke cigarettes. Substantial harmful effects of cigarette smoke on fecundity and reproduction have become apparent but are not generally appreciated. A survey of 388 female employees of a Connecticut hospital revealed that the major deleterious health effects of smoking are widely recognized. However, the majority of the women surveyed, including female health care providers, were unfamiliar with the reproductive risks associated with smoking. Several comprehensive reviews have summarized the cumulative data on cigarette smoking and female fecundity and all support the conclusion that smoking has an adverse impact.
  • Conclusion: If you live with a smoker or surrounded by smoker, Passive smoking exposes you to poisonous chemicals, affecting your fertility. Chemicals in cigarette smoke appear to accelerate follicular depletion and the loss of reproductive function. Overall, the literature strongly supports an association between cigarette smoking and infertility.
  • Keywords: Passive smoking, Infertility, Secondhand smoke