does smoking hurt your sperm?

Question

my brother and i turned out fine and are smart guys but i'd like to know if it can do anything to it.

Answer 1

I'm sure its not good for the sperm.
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Answer 2

Yes. Smokers have been shown to be up to half as fertile as non smokers. Look it up on the internet for yourself.

CIGARETTE SMOKING:
Cigarette smoking has been proven to significantly effect semen quality.

Regular smoking:


Causes a 23% decrease in sperm density (concentration) and 13% decrease in motility (when averages are taken from nine separate studies).


To a lesser extent, smoking causes an increased number of morphologically abnormal sperm.


Smoking also causes toxicity to the seminal plasma: sperm from non-smokers had significantly decreased viability when placed in the seminal plasma of smokers.


Effects the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadtropin (HPG) axis, most commonly affecting levels of estradiol and estrone. The Leydig Cells, which are in the testes and produce testosterone, may have secretory dysfunction.


Most worrisome is that there is evidence which suggests that paternal smoking may also be associated with congenital abnormalities and childhood cancer, though the relative risk in most studies is less than two.

Answer 3

Hi,

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Good Luck

Answer 4

I haven't seen any documentation on smoking hurting your sperm count. Drugs, underwear choice, and many other things do, but not cigarettes.

Answer 5

The research has pointed that it very well could hurt your sperm and is bad for the children.

Answer 6

There is lots of research connecting miscarriages to the father's smoking.

Answer 7

i dont think it affects the babies themselves.. it can hurt a mans fertility and a womans also even if she doesnt smoke breathing in second hand smoke hurts too

Answer 8

Smoking.
Smoking impairs sperm count, sperm motility, reduces sperm lifespan, and may cause genetic changes that affect the offspring. Additionally, a 1999 study found that men who smoke have lower sex drives and less frequent sex.

from http://www.babyhopes.com/articles/causes-low-sperm-count.html

Causes for LOW sperm count:

Testicular Exposure to Overheating.
Overheating (such as from high fever, saunas, and hot tubs) may temporarily lower sperm count. Work exposure to overheating may even impair fertility.

Substance Abuse
Cocaine or heavy marijuana use appears to temporarily reduce the number and quality of sperm by as much as 50%. Sperm actually have receptors for certain compounds in marijuana that resemble natural substances and which may impair the sperm's ability to swim and may also inhibit their ability to penetrate the egg.

Smoking.
Smoking impairs sperm count, sperm motility, reduces sperm lifespan, and may cause genetic changes that affect the offspring. Additionally, a 1999 study found that men who smoke have lower sex drives and less frequent sex.

Malnutrition and Nutrient Deficiencies.
Deficiencies in certain nutrients, such as vitamin C, selenium, zinc, and folate, may be particular risk factors for low sperm count in such cases.

Obesity.
Some studies, but not all, have found an association between obesity in men and low sperm count.

Bicycling.
Bicycling has been linked to impotence in men and also may affect the sperm count. Pressure from the bike seat may damage blood vessels and nerves that are responsible for erections. Mountain biking, which involves riding on off-road terrain, exposes the perineum (the region between the scrotum and the anus) to more extreme shocks and vibrations and increases the risk for injuries to the scrotum.

Genetic Factors
Genetic factors are proving to be important contributors to male infertility. Such genetic conditions may be inherited or caused by environmental assaults. Inherited disorders can genetically impair fertility.

Environmental Assaults
Over exposure to environmental assaults (toxins, chemicals, infections) can reduce sperm count either by direct effects on testicular function or on the hormone systems, although the extent of the effect and specific environmental assaults involved are often controversial. Some chemicals that affect sperm production men are : Oxygen-Free Radicals, Estrogen emulation pesticidal chemicals (DDT, aldrin, dieldrin, PCPs, dioxins, and furans ), plastic softening chemicals like Phthalates, hydrocarbons (ethylbenzene, benzene, toluene, and xylene)

Exposure to Heavy Metals.
Chronic exposure to heavy metals such as lead, cadmium, or arsenic may affect sperm production and most often cause a reduced production in otherwise healthy males. Trace amounts of these metals in semen seem to inhibit the function of enzymes contained in the acrosome, the membrane that covers the head of the sperm.

Radiation Treatment.
Radiation treatments and x-rays affect any rapidly dividing cell, so cells that produce sperm are quite sensitive to radiation damage. Cells exposed to significant levels of radiation may take up to two years to resume normal sperm production, and, in severe circumstances, may never recover.

Low Semen Levels
A reduced amount of ejaculated semen (less than 0.5 milliliters per sample) may be caused by a structural abnormality in the tubes transporting the sperm.

Varicocele
A varicocele is a varicose vein in the cord that connects to the testicle. (A varicose vein is one that is abnormally enlarged and twisted.) Varicoceles are found in 15% to 20% of all men and in 25% to 40% of infertile men. It is not clear how they affect fertility, or even if they do at all.

Answer 9

yes, it can Its great that you are your brother are well and smart.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=10029686&Dopt=Citation