Anyone smoked during IVF?

Lisa S. · 2015-12-01 19:51:08 UTC

Hello there, I am a heavy smoker and I'm about to start a fertility treatment, but using donor eggs instead of mine. I've come to the conclusion that I must stop smoking sooner or later, or at least reducing the amount of cigarettes I smoke a day. But my doubt is related to my IVF cycle... You see, since I'm currently on treatment and I still smoke, should I wait to find out whether I'm pregnant to give up smoking? Or is it better to stop NOW that I've just begun? I've been searching for some info, and I've read in some blogs that smoking affects both egg and sperm quality... but, since I'm actually using donor eggs, I don't know if this applies in my case, too. Can you help me? Thank you very much, Lisa S.

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