Does cigarette smoking really have a clinical effect on folliculogenesis and oocyte maturation?

In conclusion, although cigarette smoking does not seem to affect oocyte development, it had an effect on cytoplasmic anomalies and therefore may lower pregnancy chance. Therefore, it is crucial to give proper counselling to patients who are trying to become pregnant both naturally and by in vitro fertilization. PMID: 32338250 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32338250?dopt=Abstract

Source: Zygote - April 26, 2020 Category: Reproduction Medicine Authors: Ozbakir B, Tulay P Tags: Zygote Source Type: research