The Effects Of Electronic Cigarette Components On Female Fertility And Associated Prenatal Period.

Abstract

Abstract

Over the past decade, there has been an alarming rate of increase in the usage of electronic cigarettes also known as vaping. The misapprehension that such alternative nicotine products are less harmful than conventional cigarettes has attracted vulnerable population groups which include middle and high-school students ,young adults, women with the desire to conceive and childbearing mothers who look for combustible cigarette replacements during gestational period. Vaping devices deliver nicotine-containing aerosols by heating e-fluids that have proven to be cytotoxic and teratogenic, justifying maternal vaping as a frequent cause of morbidity in the fetus. As a part of this study, we aim to develop a greater understanding of the consequences of e-cigarettes consumption in women of reproductive age and exposed fetuses.

Keywords- Electronic cigarettes, teratogenic, maternal vaping, fetuses