A member asked:

I am 16, i've 6 cigarretes or more in a day. it's been a year since i started smoking and i masturbate 4 times a day. am i infertile?

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Dr. Carla Enriquez answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Unknown: Are you 20 or 16? Either way, your fertility status can only be determined by testing or a successful pregnancy. Your smoking is foolish and you should stop now. Masturbating a lot won't make you sterile.

Answered 9/25/2012

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Why do you ask?: Smoking may reduce fertility in some men, but usually only marginally - reduced numbers of sperm, abnormal sperm formation and reduced sperm motility. Masturbation does not have any deleterious effect on fertility either. If you are 16 (rather than 20), fathering a child is probably not in your best interests now. If you and a partner are trying to get pregnant, you need medical testing to see.

Answered 3/14/2019

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