title: Smoking and infertility: a committee opinion.
abstract: Approximately 30% of women of reproductive age and 35% of men of reproductive age in the United States smoke cigarettes. Substantial harmful effects of cigarette smoke on fecundity and reproduction have become apparent but are not generally appreciated. This document replaces the 2008 ASRM Practice Committee document of the same name.
authors.affiliation: American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama 35216, USA. ASRM@asrm.org
mesh_terms: D015984:Causality; D015897:Comorbidity; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007246:Infertility / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D015995:Prevalence; D018456:Reproductive Medicine / Q000592:standards*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000074606:Smoking Prevention