Sidestream Smoking is Equally as Damaging as Mainstream Smoking on IVF Outcomes
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Sidestream smoking is equally as damaging as mainstream smoking on IVF outcomes.
BACKGROUND Cigarette smoking (CS) is a widely recognized health hazard, yet it remains prevalent in society and the effects of environmental tobacco smoke exposure on fertility are unknown. Our objective was to measure the effects of CS on the fertility of mainstream (MS) or sidestream (SS) smoke-exposed women compared to their non-smoking (NS) counterparts. METHODS This retrospective study i...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Urology
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0022-5347,1527-3792
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(05)00572-0