Effects of Cigarette

Effects of Cigarette Smoking on the Body

Effects of Cigarette Smoke on Men:

• Male impotence ("limp dick")
• Smoking and male impotence
• 24% fewer sperm ("shootin' blanks")
• Loss of sexual stamina ("Sorry, honey. I can't!")
• Children have higher risk of cancer in early life
• Higher estrogen and lower testosterone levels than nonsmokers

Effects of Cigarette Smoke on Women:

• Oteoporosis (thinning of the bones)
• Fertility 72% that of non-smokers
• Cancer of the cervix
• Greater risk during pregnancy of bleeding, miscarriage, waters breaking
• Breast cancer
• Irregular periods
• Menopause on average 2-3 years earlier

Effects of Cigarette Smoke on Children:

• Premature birth
• Low birth weight
• Stillbirth
• Fetal injury
• Ear infections
• Asthma
• Bronchitis
• Pneumonia
• SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome)