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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Nicole Wootton-Cane

Smoking may affect fertility in both men and women, new study finds

Smoking may affect fertility in both men and women by changing biological processes involved in reproduction, a new study has found.

Scientists at the Universities of Nottingham and Sheffield found a series of gene changes in male and female mice exposed to cigarette smoke that could help explain how the ovaries and testes are impacted.

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