BACKGROUND: Cigarette smoking is widely believed to be associated with decreased
fecundity in naturally conceiving populations; however, the effect of female smoking on …

BACKGROUND: There is clear support for an association between smoking and decreased
female fecundity and fertility. Cigarette smoke appears to have adverse effects along a …

Cigarette smoking is associated with lower fecundity rate, adverse reproductive outcomes
and higher risk of IVF failure. Over the last decades, prevalence of smoking among women …

Although the association between smoking and female infertility is now largely
demonstrated, the proportion of smokers in women of reproductive age remains important …

Assisted conception is a useful methodology for detecting disturbances in clinical outcome,
meiotic maturation, and genetic integrity of human gametes. Germinal cells are vulnerable to …

The detrimental implications of tobacco smoke on systemic health have been widely
established during the past few decades. Nonetheless, increasing evidence has begun to …

Steroidogenesis, expansion of oocyte-cumulus complex, and meiotic maturation of the
oocyte represent intrafollicular processes taking important part in the background of …

STUDY QUESTION What are the effects on fertility of cigarette smoke-induced toxicity on
male offspring exposed during the gestational/weaning period? SUMMARY ANSWER …

The oviduct is an exquisitely designed organ that functions in picking-up ovulated oocytes,
transporting gametes in opposite directions to the site of fertilization, providing a suitable …

The substantial harmful effects of tobacco smoking on fertility and reproduction have
become apparent but are not generally appreciated. Tobacco smoke contains more than …