Research finds hormone that indicates fertility at lower levels in vapers and tobacco smokers

Research finds hormone that indicates fertility at lower levels in vapers and tobacco smokers

Archived version: https://archive.ph/UMVsr

  • BigMikeInAustin@lemmy.worldEnglish
    01·
    9 months ago

    Why can’t this be “Vapes and tobacco lower women’s fertility rates?”

    Sure everyone should not smoke. But why is this worded as the responsibility of the woman?

    What if a couple smokes and the woman is willing to stop, but the man doesn’t want to because this only says that women should stop?

    Why is this not, at least partially, the responsibility of the companies marketing a highly addictive product with no health benefits?

    • BrikoX@lemmy.zipOPMEnglish
      1·
      9 months ago

      That’s the test group used in the study. Not everything is sexist by default…

      Nearly a quarter of those trying to conceive said they regularly or occasionally vaped, according to the report by the women’s health firm Hertility based on data from 325,000 women, mostly in their 20s and 30s. The study was conducted in the UK and was based on analysis of anonymised data.

      • Verqix@lemmy.world
        1·
        9 months ago

        Are we back to the time of not knowing second hand smoke introduces a lot of the same health risks as first hand smoke? Anyone would be able to infer that women that want to get pregnant shouldn’t smoke from the proposed headline, but they might think a bit more about their own contributions to the health of others.