10 Ill Effects of Tobacco SMoking & Women's Health By Dr Prashant

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1. How does tobacco affect your overall health & how long does it take for its effects to appear?

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Tobacco contains more than 7,000 harmful chemicals. When a person inhales or consumes tobacco, all organs or systems of the body get affected such as mouth, lungs, heart, brain, stomach and kidneys. Tobacco starts affecting our health immediately after consuming it (smoking/chewing).

2. How does different tobacco consumption affect us—chewing and smoking?

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With both chewing and/or smoking tobacco, the harmful chemicals present in tobacco enter the body and get distributed across all parts of the body.

3. What are the effects of tobacco/nicotine on women’s fertility and pregnancy?

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Women who smoke have greater risks for conception delay and both primary and secondary infertility. It increases the risk of miscarriage, premature birth, stillbirth, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and ectopic pregnancy.

Know about other side effects of smoking on women's health:

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