Tobacco use can undermine fertility, UN health agency warns

Smoking very likely makes it harder to have a baby, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned in a new publication issued on Tuesday, highlighting that women who smoke have a 40 per cent higher risk of infertility compared to non-smokers.

What is happening UN News reports: Smoking very likely makes it harder to have a baby, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned in a new publication issued on Tuesday, highlighting that women who smoke have a 40 per cent higher risk of infertility compared to non-smokers. The problem The public problem in this report is the one named by the source: “Tobacco use can undermine fertility, UN health agency warns”. A response on MLAIEL should not add a cause, a number, or a remedy the source does not state. Open the source for the detail. What a team can do on MLAIEL A team can organise the public facts (access, staffing, or a warning the source already states). This is not a diagnosis and not a treatment. The medical disclaimer on the page stays. Source UN News — Tobacco use can undermine fertility, UN health agency warns https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/09/1168290