They are namely, first hand smoke, second hand smoke and last of all third hand smoke.
A. First hand smoke is what the smoker inhales.
B. Second hand smoke is what the people around him inhale (while he happily exhales).
C. Third hand smoke is when you inhale the residual smoke in an area where people smoke e.g. commonly in a hotel room.
What is important is that all three forms of smoke can affect a man’s sperm
Third hand smoke contains nitrosamines that are mutagenic and can disrupt sperm DNA thus impairing a man’s future fertility.
Interestingly, third hand smoke can also impair your chances of conception post costly fertility therapies. My advice…
Stop Smoking When You Are Planning For A Pregnancy
My father smoked, my grandfather smoked, they all fathered tens of children. Then why can’t I do the same?
It is important to understand that sometimes cigarette smoke and its effects may be trans-generational……..
to put it in simple terms the effects of smoke and its dirty products may not directly manifest in the smoker but may affect his yet unborn child and prospective children by causing mutations at the gamete cellular level.
Although your ancestors smoked and fathered children at one point in time, this gives no guarantee that you would spontaneously father a child while smoking.
Time to achieve a pregnancy is definitely longer in men who smoke compared to men who do not smoke.
Importantly, learn to always look at the bigger picture……
smoking increases not just the risk of infertility, it affects your heart, lungs, almost all body systems and increases your risk of undergoing an adverse cardiovascular event like stroke/myocardial infarction, obstructive lung disease and among numerous other cancers.
I still feel you should quit smoking!. It is not easy, but trust me it is worth it. Be persistent!……
……in quitting even the thought of smoking
