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My husband has been smoking for 15 years. whats the chance of him being "infertile"? if he stops will his sperm "regrow" per say?

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Dr. Gerard Honore answered

Specializes in Fertility Medicine

Sperm generally: "regrow" within 75-90 days; if he stops smoking, he should see results in that time. Smoking does not make men infertile (it's not a form of contraception, ) many smokers are fathers, after all. Estimates are it reduces per-cycle conception by about 15%.

Answered 1/17/2014

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