US, Oct. 14 -- New research has shed light on how exposure to cigarette smoke could affect reproductive health in both men and women, identifying changes in biological processes involved in ovarian function and sperm production.

The study, led by researchers from the Universities of Nottingham and Sheffield and published in Frontiers, provides new insight into potential mechanisms linking smoking with reproductive health.

Infertility affects a significant proportion of people of reproductive age worldwide. According to the World Health Organization, approximately one in six people globally experience infertility at some point during their reproductive years.

In this new study, researchers used a mouse model to examine the effects of d...