Men who smoke have a high risk of impotence than 2 times compared with non-smokers, because of the toxic components in tobacco cause atherosclerosis in the penis, reducing blood flow.
According to Prof. Dr. Ngo Quy Chau, Chairman of Vietnam Respiratory, deputy director of Bach Mai Hospital, many studies show that smoking habits cause sexual dysfunction and infertility in men. Specifically, smokers have higher risk of impotence than 2 times compared with smoking. The reason is that the toxins in tobacco cause atherosclerosis in the penis, causing reduced blood flow, thereby causing vascular impotence. Besides, tobacco reduces sperm count because the major metabolite of smoke was found in semen was strangling system acetyntransferase enzyme choline, an enzyme necessary for the sperm can work .
For women, the habit of smoking or passive smoking also causes a lot of harm to reproductive health, reduced libido, increased risk of infertility. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the birth rate among women smokers is about 30% lower than non-smokers. In the case of pregnant women smoke increases the risk of miscarriage, premature birth, neonatal weight loss, limiting the effectiveness of treatment of infertility, cause early menopause.
Smoking and passive smoking affects the reproductive health of both 2 instructions. Photo: NQC.Analysis shows that in a cigarette contains more toxic as plastic battery pitch, 7,000 toxic chemicals, 50 carcinogens, additives (ammonia), carbon monoxide (CO) that contribute to atherosclerosis, nicotine addiction (1-3 mg in a cigarette) ...
WHO recommends that smokers are at risk for lung cancer gap10 normal times. According to statistics, tobacco causes 90% of lung cancers, oral cancer rates in smokers and 27 times higher laryngeal cancer 12 times higher smoking group. Also people smoking also causes heart attacks, atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease, stroke, arrhythmia, myocardial infarction, aortic aneurysm, including coronary artery disease is the most common accounting for half of all deaths from heart disease caused by tobacco.
In "Training course on smoking cessation counseling for health workers and the Southern Highlands province" took place from 29 to 31/7 in HCMC, assistant professor, Dr. Luong Ngoc Khue, Director Managing Director Examination and Treatment, Ministry of Health, said Vietnam is among 15 countries with the most smokers in the world. Average every two men aged 15 and older have a smoke, most starting at a young age, 56% before age 20. Smoking Smoking rates have caused high leaves huge damage on health and economic.
According to the National Cancer Institute survey, in 2000, the proportion of patients with lung cancer related to smoking is 96.8%. Research in 2011 showed that morbidity and premature mortality due to tobacco accounted for 12%. Related burden of noncommunicable diseases can cause tobacco is growing rapidly. According to records, from 1876 to 2010, the proportion of noncommunicable diseases increased from 42.6% to 71.6%, while infectious diseases dropped from 55.5% to 19.8%. The number of deaths due to noncommunicable diseases accounted for 73% of deaths from diseases and injuries in Vietnam, but one important reason is because tobacco use rates higher.
WHO identified six main objectives aimed at reducing tobacco use globally include: Monitor tobacco use and prevention policies harmful effects of tobacco, protect people from exposure to tobacco smoke, support rehabilitation, warned about the harmful effects of tobacco, enhance prohibit tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship, tobacco tax increases.
To limit the harmful effects of tobacco, Vietnam made commitments through the ratification of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control of the World Health Organization in 2004 and enacted Law on Anti-Tobacco Control 2012. 2013, the Prime Minister approved the "National Strategy on the prevention of the harmful effects of tobacco by 2020". In which specifies the target by 2020 is to reduce the rate of youth smoking from 26% to 18% of male smokers fell from 47.4% to 39%, female smokers down 1.4% .
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