What are the disadvantages of smoking for women?

It is not uncommon for women to smoke nowadays, and there are even cigarettes designed specifically for women on the market. However, for women, smoking may make you look attractive sometimes, but the harm caused by smoking itself to your body cannot be replaced by anyone, especially since women’s immune system is inherently weaker than men’s, so the harm of smoking will be much more serious. You can learn about the specific disadvantages of smoking for women through this article.

Impact on beauty: The skin of women who smoke appears older, has more wrinkles, and is grayer than that of women who do not smoke. Especially the wrinkles on the upper and lower lips and corners of the eyes and mouth increase significantly.

Susceptibility to AIDS: mainly manifested in the impact of smoking on the immune system. Smoking can significantly reduce the number of activated immune cells CD4 and lymphocytes. Smoking can affect the vagina, cervix and immune system, reducing immunity. Therefore, under the same circumstances, smokers are more likely to contract AIDS than non-smokers.

Reduced fertility: Women who smoke are prone to female infertility, with an infertility rate of 10-30%.

Easy to cause miscarriage: Pregnant women who smoke more than 10 grams of cigarettes a day have a miscarriage rate more than twice that of non-smoking pregnant women; the incidence of premature birth in smoking women is twice that of non-smoking women. The more a pregnant woman smokes, the more likely her children will be arrested for violent crimes in the future, according to new research.

The rate of malformations in babies born is significantly increased: 2-3 times that of non-smoking women, the proportion of congenital heart disease is 73%, and the risk of leukemia is twice as high. In addition, the incidence of anencephaly and dementia has also increased significantly. Among the children born to smoking women, the rate of mental retardation and mental illness is also more significant.

Reduce milk secretion: Smoking can reduce milk secretion, and nicotine can also enter the breast milk through the blood. Women who smoke 10-20 cigarettes a day can separate 0.4-0.5 mg of nicotine into 1 kg of breast milk. This is a serious threat to the baby's health.

Susceptibility to cancer: Women who smoke have a 40% higher risk of developing breast cancer, 14 times higher risk of developing cervical cancer, and 28 times higher risk of developing ovarian cancer than non-smoking women.

The above are all the disadvantages of smoking for women. It is precisely because of these disadvantages that female friends are advised to stay away from cigarettes. If you have already started smoking, it is best to quit smoking from now on. Whether it is for women themselves or for your future next generation, quitting smoking is imperative. Although the process of quitting smoking is painful, only after quitting smoking will your body stop being harmed by it.