A study found that women who smoke e-cigarettes are less likely to get pregnant. This study is considered to be the first large-scale study to test the link between e-cigarettes and fertility.
According to foreign media such as the British Guardian on the 26th (local time), Hertility, a women’s health company in Britain, published the results of a study based on data from 325,000 women in their 20s and 30s. In the study, a quarter of women trying to conceive reported smoking e-cigarettes regularly or occasionally.
A study that analyzed blood samples from 8,340 women found that women who smoked regular cigarettes or electronic cigarettes had low levels of anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH). Anti-Müllerian hormone is often compared to ovarian age and tells how many eggs the ovary has and how many of these eggs can be ovulated. It is generally used as an indicator of the possibility of pregnancy by evaluating the reserve capacity of the ovaries.
He urged Dr. Helen O’Neill, professor of reproductive and molecular genetics at University College London (UCL) in the UK and CEO of Hertility, women who want to get pregnant or who are trying to quit e-cigarettes.
He told the media, “Clear guidelines on alcohol, electronic cigarettes, smoking and drugs should be provided to women planning a pregnancy.”
“It shows that anti-Müllerian hormone is inhibited when using e-cigarettes in a similar way to what has already been shown in smokers compared to non-smokers,” he said ” Instead of reducing the amount or frequency to an appropriate level, you must stop all these activities to increase your chances of pregnancy.” “There is,” he emphasized.
Meanwhile, in the UK, a bill was recently passed banning teenagers born after 2009 from buying cigarettes. They are also trying to introduce new regulations banning the sale and supply of electronic cigarettes.
According to the ‘Report on Youth Drug Use Trends’ published by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the University of Glasgow, Scotland, on the 25th (local time), the UK had a high rate of e-cigarette smoking experience among people young teenagers. .
A survey found that one in ten 11-year-olds in the UK have tried e-cigarettes at least once. By the age of 15, this increases to 26% for male adolescents and 40% for female adolescents.
Dr Joe Incilli, HBSC International Coordinator at the University of Glasgow, Scotland, said further action was needed because “e-cigarettes are too easily accessible to young people and their health risks are underestimated.”
Kim Ye-seul, Donga.com reporter seul56@donga.com
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