Effects of Smoking on Women's Health

[taylordennis]

Compared to non-smokers, those who smoke are more prone to experience certain health problems and get certain illnesses. While some health problems manifest right away, others take time to manifest. The following list of smoking's detrimental health impacts should be particularly essential for women to be aware of.



Issues with reproduction

Compared to women who don't smoke, smokers are more prone to:

• have more erratic or uncomfortable periods.
• have low estrogen levels, which may cause tiredness, mood swings, and dry genitalia.
• experience menopause earlier in life and with severe symptoms.
• find it challenging to become pregnant.

Respiratory conditions

Smokers are more prone to develop the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease than non-smokers (COPD). Breathing becomes difficult as a result of this illness, which worsens with time. For COPD, there is no cure.

• Compared to males, women are more likely to get severe COPD at a younger age.
• COPD claims the lives of more women than males every year.
• Heart and Cardiovascular Problems
• Smokers are more likely to develop heart disease, which is the leading cause of mortality for both men and women in the US. The majority of heart disease cases in those under 50 are caused by smoking.

Compared to males who smoke, women smoke over 35 have a slightly higher chance of dying from heart disease.

Smoking increases a woman's risk of heart disease significantly when she is on oral contraception. Women over 35 are most affected by this, as is the case.

Women who smoke are more likely than males to pass away from abdominal aortic aneurysms, which are weakenings of the major blood channel that transports blood from the heart to the body.

Cancer

Smokers are more likely to get many types of cancer, including lung, pancreas, kidney, liver, throat, bladder, and colorectal. More details on the connection between smoking and cancer, specifically for women, are provided below.

• Cervical cancer risk is raised when a person smokes.
• Most lung cancer fatalities in both men and women are related to smoking. Compared to other cancers, including breast cancer, lung cancer claims the lives of more women. Young women (ages 30-49) are now more likely than young males to get lung cancer in new instances.

 

[eldavis]

Smoking is wrong and unhealthy for both men and women, it is not limited to just the females alone. This is why they say smokers are liable to die young. The funny thing is does who smoke are very much aware of this, but they still go ahead with it anyways. Even some doctors who knows the health effect of smoking still develop smoking as an habit. These days most people now smoke what they call shisha or something like that, they would tell you its less harmful compared to smoking but in reality it is still the same thing, if not even worse.

 

[Yusra3]

One of the most common effects of smoking on women's health is reproductive issues. Women who smoke have a higher risk for pregnancy-related complications and infertility, as well as birth defects.

Smoking can also lead to a reduction in birth weight and premature delivery. The nicotine in cigarettes increases the amount of lactic acid released during labor contractions, which makes it harder for women to expel their babies after delivery. This puts them at an increased risk for postpartum complications like hemorrhaging and infection.

Additionally, smoking during pregnancy has been linked to low birth weight, which can increase the risk for childhood diseases like asthma and high blood pressure later in life. It has also been shown to increase the likelihood of miscarriage.

There are other effects on women's health that can be caused by smoking as well: smokers tend to have higher rates of heart disease, stroke, lung cancer and emphysema than nonsmokers do.

 

[jhoncena]

Smoking has many negative effects on women's health, including an increased risk of lung cancer, heart disease, stroke, and respiratory infections. It can also affect fertility, pregnancy outcomes, and the health of newborns. Smoking can also lead to premature aging of the skin, tooth loss, and an increased risk of osteoporosis. Quitting smoking is the best way to reduce these health risks.