Smoking 'kills up to 5,000 foetuses a year'
By David Derbyshire, Science Correspondent
(Filed: 12/02/2004)
Smoking causes up to 5,000 miscarriages and 1,200 cases of
cervical cancer every year, a new report on tobacco and reproductive

says.
It also reduces fertility, makes 120,000 men impotent and
increases the risks of childhood cancer.
The study by the British Medical Association, published
yesterday, says that babies born to smokers are at greater risk of a range
of diseases in later life, such as heart problems, diabetes and asthma.
The BMA described the findings as "frightening" and called for
tough anti-smoking measures, including help for pregnant women to avoid
passive smoking at work.
About a quarter of British men and women smoke. In 2002, one

five women continued to smoke throughout pregnancy. Although fewer people
smoke each year, the number of young women smoking is rising.
The study is the first attempt to put together all the medical
evidence about smoking, fertility, pregnancy and childhood health.
Dr Vivienne Nathanson, the BMA's head of ethics, said: "The
sheer scale of damage that smoking causes to reproductive and child health
is shocking.
"Women are generally aware that they should not smoke while
pregnant but the message needs to be far stronger. Men and women who think
they might want children should bin cigarettes.
"We are not just talking about having children: women who want
to protect themselves against cervical cancer should give up smoking and

who want to continue to enjoy sex should forget about lighting up."
The strength of medical evidence outlined in the report

The "conclusive evidence" is that smoking increases the risks of heart
disease in woman on the Pill, causes an early menopause, reduces the

of conceiving by about 40 per cent and causes cervical cancer.
Women who smoke during pregnancy are three times more likely

have a small baby and small babies are less likely to survive the first

weeks. As adults, they are more likely to suffer heart disease and

Second-hand smoke increases the risks of cot death, glue ear,
respiratory disease and asthma in babies, the report says.
The researchers found "substantial evidence" that smoking made
about 120,000 men aged 30 to 50 impotent, caused between 3,000 and 5,000
miscarriages and made breast-feeding harder. Passive smoking could cause
premature births and small babies.
The report says there is "suggestive evidence" that smoking
increases the risk of strokes in woman on the Pill, makes the Pill less
effective and causes painful and irregular periods.
There is also evidence that it damages the DNA in sperm and

babies born to smoking fathers are at risk of genetic abnormalities.

during pregnancy appears to increase the chance of cleft lips and palates.
The BMA said the evidence against passive smoking was so

that women should be able to refuse to work in a smoky workplace. Under
European law they should be able to claim fully-paid leave for their

pregnancy if their employer refused to ban smoking.
Tobacco warnings should contain graphic pictures and include
risks to reproductive health, the report says.
Government targets to reduce smoking should be more ambitious,
while smoking in public places should be banned. The report also calls on
celebrities and the media not to glamorise smoking.
Dr Sinead Jones, one of the authors of the report, said:
"Smoking has a profound impact on every aspect of reproductive life, from
puberty through middle age and beyond. It affects not just our health but
the health of those dearest to us. Sadly, its lethal legacy reaches beyond
this generation into the next."

=> Vox Populi wrote:
Why do you assume I'm a "simpering drug-addled addict"?

I'm a
non-smoker. When you ASSUME you make an ASS of U and ME, etc. etc.
Out of interest, I searched and did find an article about this and
it's genuine,

so my apologies for saying it looked a bit made-up.

I
presumed, wrongly,

that it was made-up as I'd seen other people saying
stuff you'd posted was made up,

and your responses never proved them
to be wrong,

when you could have done so...

I suppose you just give
up with trolls eventually...

alex

Alex Hunsley wrote:
You reply as one. You want a "cite", then do your own research.

No #@($ Sherlock. Imagine that, your took *your* time and researched
something *you* were interested in verifying. Quelle surprise
So next time keep your suckhole shut until you actually know something.

Quelle surprise.
Yeah, lowlife addicted scumbag smokers ... who between their collective
drug-addled brains don't have 2 functioning neurons.
No doubt because the original articles/facts that they falsely deny
have already proved them wrong.
So could you, so next time spend *your* time doing so, numbnuts.

Or the morons too stupid to do their own vetting.

=> Vox Populi wrote:
No, wanting a cite doesn't make me a "simpering drug-addled addict".

Put the crack pipe down and step away from the keyboard.
I'm a
non-smoker. When you ASSUME you make an ASS of U and ME, etc. etc.
Out of interest, I searched and did find an article about this and
it's genuine,
You really are foaming at the mouth, aren't you?

I
presumed, wrongly,
You were the one asserting something. The burden on proof is on the
asserter, not the questioner.

I apologised for presuming you were lying,

but I don't apologise for
asking for a cite. Read about "burden on proof" some time.

I suppose you just give
up with trolls eventually...
Or the rabid carpet-chewing anti-smoker nut cases.
Bye bye, crack head. Meet my killfile.
<plonk>

Smoking 'kills up to 5,000 foetuses a year'
By David Derbyshire, Science Correspondent
(Filed: 12/02/2004)
Smoking causes up to 5,000 miscarriages and 1,200 cases of
cervical cancer every year, a new report on tobacco and reproductive

says.
It also reduces fertility, makes 120,000 men impotent and
increases the risks of childhood cancer.
The study by the British Medical Association, published
yesterday, says that babies born to smokers are at greater risk of a range
of diseases in later life, such as heart problems, diabetes and asthma.
The BMA described the findings as "frightening" and called for
tough anti-smoking measures, including help for pregnant women to avoid
passive smoking at work.
About a quarter of British men and women smoke. In 2002, one

five women continued to smoke throughout pregnancy. Although fewer people
smoke each year, the number of young women smoking is rising.
The study is the first attempt to put together all the medical
evidence about smoking, fertility, pregnancy and childhood health.
Dr Vivienne Nathanson, the BMA's head of ethics, said: "The
sheer scale of damage that smoking causes to reproductive and child health
is shocking.
"Women are generally aware that they should not smoke while
pregnant but the message needs to be far stronger. Men and women who think
they might want children should bin cigarettes.
"We are not just talking about having children: women who want
to protect themselves against cervical cancer should give up smoking and

who want to continue to enjoy sex should forget about lighting up."
The strength of medical evidence outlined in the report

The "conclusive evidence" is that smoking increases the risks of heart
disease in woman on the Pill, causes an early menopause, reduces the

of conceiving by about 40 per cent and causes cervical cancer.
Women who smoke during pregnancy are three times more likely

have a small baby and small babies are less likely to survive the first

weeks. As adults, they are more likely to suffer heart disease and

Second-hand smoke increases the risks of cot death, glue ear,
respiratory disease and asthma in babies, the report says.
The researchers found "substantial evidence" that smoking made
about 120,000 men aged 30 to 50 impotent, caused between 3,000 and 5,000
miscarriages and made breast-feeding harder. Passive smoking could cause
premature births and small babies.
The report says there is "suggestive evidence" that smoking
increases the risk of strokes in woman on the Pill, makes the Pill less
effective and causes painful and irregular periods.
There is also evidence that it damages the DNA in sperm and

babies born to smoking fathers are at risk of genetic abnormalities.

during pregnancy appears to increase the chance of cleft lips and palates.
The BMA said the evidence against passive smoking was so

that women should be able to refuse to work in a smoky workplace. Under
European law they should be able to claim fully-paid leave for their

pregnancy if their employer refused to ban smoking.
Tobacco warnings should contain graphic pictures and include
risks to reproductive health, the report says.
Government targets to reduce smoking should be more ambitious,
while smoking in public places should be banned. The report also calls on
celebrities and the media not to glamorise smoking.
Dr Sinead Jones, one of the authors of the report, said:
"Smoking has a profound impact on every aspect of reproductive life, from
puberty through middle age and beyond. It affects not just our health but
the health of those dearest to us. Sadly, its lethal legacy reaches beyond
this generation into the next."

Suck my asshole you cocksucking piece of #@($ !!
exectly what kind of farm animal did your mother @$#* to come up with
somethiong as putrid as you ?????????...
Mike

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