Give up vaping if you want children, women told: Alarming study suggests e-cigs ... trends now
Vaping may be unwittingly damage women's fertility, alarming research suggests.
Experts discovered female e-cigarette users have consistently lower levels of anti-mullerian hormone (AMH).
AMH roughly indicates of a woman's egg supply, acting as a marker of fertility.
Scientists today urged women who vape to quit the habit altogether to avoid 'thwarting' their chances of getting pregnant.
Dr Helen O'Neill, a lecturer in reproductive and molecular genetics at University College London, said: 'This is the first piece of evidence to show a link between fertility and vaping across a large population.
Experts discovered female e-cigarette users have consistently lower levels of anti-mullerian hormone (AMH). AMH roughly indicates of a woman's egg supply, acting as a marker of fertility. Scientists today urged women who vape to quit the habit altogether to avoid 'thwarting' their chances of getting pregnant
'It shows that AMH is suppressed in vapers compared to non-vapers, in a similar way to what has already been shown in smokers.'
Vaping while pregnant is only recommended by the NHS as alternative to smoking, which is considered more dangerous to an unborn child.
However, the health service acknowledges the risks of vaping while pregnant are still unknown and it's better for expectant mums to stop completely if possible.
Some studies have warned of an increased risk of miscarriages.
But the risks of vaping on fertility are even less understood.
The new study, not published in a medical journal, analysed blood samples from more than 8,000 women.
No other details of the research,
