Every time there is talk about the damage cigarette smoking does to smokers, it is mentioned that it hits men where it matters. I'm talking about impotence of course. Rarely, if ever, does the discussion entail smoking's effect on women.
A cigarette is like a small chemical factory on fire. It produces a large variety of toxic chemicals, which have a negative influence on every single cell in your body. Women and men alike feel these negative effects in the bedroom.
The Attention You Deserve
Unfortunately, women's sexuality is not a much studied subject. However, the situation is improving, and, as the data comes in, it is apparent that the results are not in favor of smoking. Studies that were conducted to test the impact of cigarette smoking on women showed that it decreased their libido and sexual arousal.
You already know that smoking hits the lungs, but do you know that it hits the blood circulation system as hard? That is why your hands and feet are always cold. You will be "excited" to learn that the chemicals in cigarettes and other nicotine-containing products also decrease the flow of blood to the clitoris and vagina.
The Diminishment of Your Pleasure
You know what that means. Cigarette smoking diminishes your pleasure. Put that on a list next to hundreds of other reasons why you need to quit smoking cigarettes right now.
Those chemicals don't stop at ruining a pleasant evening. They work their magic to decrease your ability to get pregnant. Cigarettes harm your ovaries and tubes, hurting your chances of starting a family.
If you are planning to get pregnant, you and your partner have to quit smoking.
More Is Not Always Better
The "good news" keeps coming: Smoking also affects the menstrual cycle. Women who smoke are more likely to have painful and irregular periods. Period pain lasts longer for smokers. Hence, your nicotine addiction diminishes your fun and, on top of that, it makes you suffer.
Nicotine has another nasty effect. It decreases your estrogen levels. Thus, it eliminates the irregular and painful periods that it caused, accelerating the arrival of menopause. On average, smoking women reach menopause years earlier than their nonsmoking friends. Their decreased estrogen levels also increase their risk of developing other diseases.
The Big C
Cigarettes' final blow to the reproductive system is the associated increased risk of developing cervical and vulvar cancer. The chemicals in cigarettes affect the cells in your cervix. This means that your chances of getting cervical cancer rise by 30%. That may not sound like much, especially if you compare it to the fact that 86% of lung cancer cases are linked to smoking. But let me ask you this: Would you fly a particular plane if you knew that it was 30% more likely than any other to fall? Would you drive a car if you knew that it was 30% more likely than any other to crash? Of course not.
So why are you still smoking?
The News Keeps Coming
The effects of cigarette smoke on the reproductive system are even worse. Smoking dramatically increases your chances of developing vulvar cancer, which affects twice as many women who smoke as it does nonsmokers.
Don't forget that, on top of all this, cigarette smoking has other negative effects. Vulvar cancer and cervical cancer are only two out of many possible cancers. These and other negative aspects of smoking accumulate.
Relationships Suffer
Your body is an intricate system. Not only does smoking damage it, but it also damages your mind. Nicotine addiction is like any other form of addiction. It is a self-sustaining circle of misery that keeps you in a constant state of anxiety and stress.
Anxiety and stress are close to the top of the list of things that turn people off. Smoking attacks women's pleasure both physically and mentally. As a consequence, relationships suffer.
Cigarette smoking is often a source of tension in relationships. Stress, anxiety, tension and a lowered ability to feel pleasure during sex pile up. Studies have shown that smokers have a 53% higher divorce risk than nonsmoking couples.
Everything Adds Up
Such high divorce rates for smokers should not surprise you. You can see the effects of smoking on yourself and on your partner. Smoking has nothing to do with "who I am." Instead of feeling defensive, you should feel glad and grateful when your partner asks you to quit. He/she is doing this because he/she can see smoking's impact on you, the individual, and on you as a couple.
Smoking has a strong negative effect on your sex drive; it keeps you in a state of anxiety and stress. When you feel this way, you can't love anyone. In order to love someone, you need to be able to love yourself. By smoking, you are hurting yourself willingly and with full knowledge.
Love yourself and the people in your life. Enjoy a smoke-free life and discover a whole new world of pleasure.
New Beginnings
Your sex life and your relationship are great reasons for setting down cigarettes for good. You see, there's more to them than the improvement of the blood flow to your vagina and clitoris. That is a great positive effect, but things don't stop there.
Your pleasure and relationship will improve dramatically because you will feel better. Once your addiction no longer has you on a short leash, you will discover that you are happier and your life is less stressful. In addition to your mental state, your physical state will improve. You will feel and look better.
Quitting smoking will make you feel better about yourself and, as a consequence, your sex life and relationships will improve dramatically.
Steven Case is the author of the blog http://www.cigarettekills.com/ and the book How to Quit Smoking: Ex-Smoker's Guide to an Easy, Quick and Permanent Way to Give up Smoking, which is available on Amazon
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