The snuff and women

Women have, of course, all risks associated with smoking, but they also have other specific in relation to men. One of the clearest examples is that a female smoker is contraindicated oral contraceptives, as it significantly increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases, to the point, for example, to multiply tenfold the chances of suffering a heart attack.

The snuff also can affect the sexual hormone metabolism and cause a greater willingness to have painful and irregular periods, reducing the chance of pregnancy and even infertility take. Also, women smokers suffer early menopause means of two to three years compared to women who never smoked, with a consequent increase in cardiovascular risk and osteoporosis.

Snuff and pregnancy

It is estimated that between 12% and 22% of female smokers in gestation continue to smoke during pregnancy, despite knowing the risks involved. In addition, one in five pregnant women nonsmokers are exposed to smoke snuff at home. The point is that both smoking and inhalation of secondhand smoke causes health problems for the mother and the fetus. Pregnant women who smoke are twice as likely to have complications such as ectopic pregnancy; placenta previa, forcing early delivery by cesarean section; and placental abruption, inducing premature birth, stillbirth or neonatal death. Experts believe that the risk of placental abruption is 1.4 to 2.4 times higher in pregnant smokers.

Moreover, the nicotine in snuff smoke can cause constriction of blood vessels in the umbilical cord, thus reducing the supply of oxygen and nutrients to the fetus and causing alterations in its development. That is why the risk of abortion and children have low birth weight are two of the most common complications of pregnancies of women smokers. Specifically, the risk of babies with low birth weight is 2.5 times higher than in non-pregnant smokers. This probability is considerably reduced if the mother quit smoking when you know your pregnancy or, better yet, when you decide to become pregnant.

Finally, keep in mind that the inhaled nicotine smoke snuff into breast milk, which can adversely affect infant health.