Why is smoking even more dangerous for me as a woman

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In addition to other problems, women who smoke have a greater risk of:

  • difficulty getting pregnant (infertility).
  • miscarriage, and babies born too small or too soon.
  • problems when using birth control pills.
  • monthly bleeding that ends earlier in life (menopause).
  • weaker bones that break more easily during mid-life and old age (osteoporosis).
  • cancer of the cervix and womb.

A woman who is pregnant should try to avoid people who are smoking, so that the smoke will not harm her baby.

Sources
  • Burns, A. A., Niemann, S., Lovich, R., Maxwell, J., & Shapiro, K. (2014). Where women have no doctor: A health guide for women. Hesperian Foundation.
  • Audiopedia ID: en010316