{"id":1972,"date":"2015-05-29T06:45:41","date_gmt":"2015-05-29T04:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.ivi-fertility.com\/en\/?p=1972"},"modified":"2022-04-12T17:35:58","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T15:35:58","slug":"world-no-tobacco-day-31-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/blog\/world-no-tobacco-day-31-may\/","title":{"rendered":"World No Tobacco Day (31 May)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today, 31 May, the <strong>World Health Organisation<\/strong> is celebrating <strong>World No Tobacco Day<\/strong> to raise awareness of the damage caused by tobacco to human health. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.who.int\/es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WHO<\/a> estimates that 22% of the world&#8217;s population over the age of 15 is a smoker and that, as a result of this habit, over 6 million people die every year on account of smoking and exposure to smoke (one death every six seconds).<\/p>\n<p>The percentage of female smokers continues to rise in Europe. In Spain, 24.3 % of the female population smokes. Indeed, in the 14 to 18 age group, 33.8 % of females smoke as opposed to 30.9% of males.<\/p>\n<p>Cigarette smoke also affects male <strong>fertility<\/strong>, directly influencing <strong>sperm quality<\/strong>. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/ivi.pt\/especialistas\/sergio-reis-soares\/\">Doctor Sergio Soares<\/a>, Director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/clinics\/lisbon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IVI Lisbon<\/a> clinic, \u201csperm mutations that can be transmitted to descendants are permanent and cause irreversible changes in genetic make-up that may carry on in future generations. The consequences of smoking reach beyond the smoker and affect his non-smoking descendants&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Generally speaking, the harmful effects of smoking on <strong>fertility<\/strong> can be reversed in a year, thus increasing the chances of success in assisted reproductive treatments, while at the same time benefitting the body as a whole in the event of future pregnancy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stopping smoking<\/strong> is an important step that requires a lot of willpower, strength and <strong>psychological support<\/strong>. Accordingly, we offer you Below you can find a few small tips that will help you in your firm resolve to change swap the smoke in your lungs for healthy fresh air.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Try and start the day doing a little exercise<\/li>\n<li>Avoid drinks such as coffee and alcohol, particularly during the first phases of giving up smoking<\/li>\n<li>Clean your teeth immediately after meals to increase the sensation of freshness<\/li>\n<li>When you feel like smoking, remember your main reason for giving it up<\/li>\n<li>Bear in mind that the desire to smoke is very great at the beginning but that it becomes weaker over time. You will feel increasingly less like smoking<\/li>\n<li>Give yourself small treats and rewards for your resilience and willpower<\/li>\n<li>Surround yourself with non-smokers and find smoke-free areas (there are increasingly more of these around)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Today, 31 May, the World Health Organisation is celebrating World No Tobacco Day to raise awareness of the damage caused by tobacco to human health. 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