Nowadays, the majority of couples visiting a sexologist are looking forward to a solution to their infertility. Not only women, but also men can be infertile and tobacco smoking is one of the biggest reasons leading to infertility.

Smoking damages sperms – it makes them less likely to fertilize eggs.  The adverse effects of smoking were first found in a survey done on the sperm counts of both the smokers and non-smokers. As a result, the studies showed that men who smoke are often less fertile than the men who don’t smoke.

Have you been wondering all along “can smoking affect my sperm?”  For your information, yes it can.   It can negatively affect your fertility.  You already knew that smoking is bad for your health. Most likely, you have also heard that smoking is bad for female fertility. “Well, it doesn’t spare you, the men, too!” – says the best sexologist in Kolkata. 

It always takes two of your to make a baby. There are lots of things you can do as a future father. Plus, you MUST help your spouse have a healthy pregnancy and eventually a healthy baby!

The toxins in cigarettes take a toll not only on your lungs but also on your entire health- including your sperm count.   

The increased consumption of marijuana is a THREAT! 

With the evolving legalization of cannabis, especially medical marijuana, scientists and researchers are interested in figuring out more about its effects on health.  One area that is currently being researched is the effects of marijuana’s effect on fertility.

Smoking and male infertility

If you are a chain smoker, it is most likely to hamper your male fertility. Most couples, who are trying to conceive and having regular (after every 2-3 days) unprotected sex, will get pregnant within a year.

But when you are a smoker, your chance of being able to produce healthy sperm gets reduced by almost half each month.  Wondering how can smoking affect your sperm?

  • Reduces the quality of your semen
  • Causes the semen to  have a lower sperm count
  • Affect your sperm’s normal swimming patterns
  • Causes male sexual impotence
  • Causes erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation

“All the above-mentioned effects are proven facts” – says the best sexologist in Kolkata. Most men, who are seeking help for their infertility, fall under the category of chain smokers.

Will stopping smoking improve my partner’s fertility?

Again, there is good news- stopping smoking can reverse some of the damage already done by smoking.

Quitting smoking can

-Improve your sperm quality and count

– Reduce the risk of impotency over a certain span of time

Just because women are the one who conceive babies, there are a lot of information on their well-being and health.  “But when a couple is planning an uninterrupted and healthy pregnancy, it’s very important that the men are healthy too” – suggest the sexologist doctors in Kolkata.

Smoking causes hormonal imbalances, impotence and drastically decreased sperm quality- 

Here is how cigarette smoking affects your chances of starting a family.

#1 – Seminal fluid and sperm volume

In case, you don’t know, your sperm is made up of seminal plasma, the fluid part of ejaculation, which plays a crucial role in male fertility. The fluid contains a huge variety of inorganic and organic molecules.  The chemical in tobacco not only lowers the sperm volume, but also decreases the protective seminal fluid components. As a result, the sperm cells have a lesser chance to survive.

#2 – Sperm shape and size 

Several studies, conducted by the sexologist doctors in Kolkata confirm that men, who smoke, often have fewer well- shaped sperm cells than the non-smokers.  Smoking hugely affects the size and shape of sperm cells and it eventually results in structural abnormalities. For instance, a curved tail of a sperm can’t swim and survive when compared to normal shapes of sperms.

#3 – Sperm DNA

Besides alterations in sperm size, shape, quality and volume, some researchers have also looked into the sperm DNA in the smokers.  The men, who smokes seem to have increased DNA fragmentation which are often associated with embryo development and male infertility.

 There’s still hope – it’s never too late 

Are you a smoker and are you facing difficulties in planning your family? There are hopes. The good news is that the adverse impact of smoking is quite reversible when you take the help from the best sexologist in Kolkata.

However, the intention to quit should come from within. No matter how much your sexologist tries to guide you, you need to be serious enough to realize the health hazards of smoking.