Heavy Smoking Cuts Women's Chance Of Pregnancy -- Even With Donated Oocytes

Heavy smoking may reduce female fertility by directly affecting the uterus -- making it less receptive and reducing the chances the embryo will implant, according to research published online (Thursday 9 November) in Europe's leading reproductive medicine journal Human Reproduction[1].

Smoking has long been known to affect female fertility, but this study is believed to be the first to examine the impact of smoking in women who have received donated oocytes -- the situation that allows the most objective assessment of the role of the uterus in the outcome of IVF.

Full article: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/11/061109095826.htm