You must have heard that smoking can damage all processes and functions in the body, including sperm formation. Then how exactly the effect of smoking on sperm quality and the health of male reproductive organs in general? A cigarette contains more than 7000 chemicals. In addition to being harmful to the lungs and various other organs, the chemicals contained in cigarettes also adversely affect fertility. Sperm Smoker Quality Smoking can reduce the quality of sperm, ranging from concentration, movement, shape, up to sperm-forming material (DNA). This is associated with exposure to various chemicals in cigarettes, such as lead, cadmium, and nicotine, in the male reproductive system. The study found that the sperm concentration of male smokers fell by 23%, sperm moved 13% slower, and abnormal sperm forms were higher in number. This decrease in quality makes it difficult for sperm to fertilize an egg. Sperm DNA damage from smoking is also considered to increase the risk of miscarr