Hello ppl,
Tonight is my first night of membership and after reviewing this site, I have received access to loads of information, and also making me more aware of the torment I'm putting my body thru by smoking. I apologize for this being as long as it is but I believe that I am not the only one dealing with the side of effects of smoking and also being infertile.
I am 28 yrs young, and single and I haven't set a quit date, at least as of yet. Being single and smoking, soooo has its drags when it comes to the dating game. I have been a smoker for the last 5 years. Prior to those 5 yrs, I had quit smoking for a year and a half, cold turkey and never even had the mind to try to quit then.
In the span of the last ten years I feel as tho I should have conceived a child going in and out of the relationships that I have been in. Just to note: I'm not necessarily looking to have a child, but during my last few visits for my yearly appointment, my doc ask if I'm considering quitting smoking and my answer would remain no. Then she would follow by asking me if I'm thinking of having any children. My last two visits I have said yes. Truth be told I'm not ready, but there are concerns when it come to when I do decide to try and the times I've tried, unsuccessfully.
Symptoms are present with me of polycystic ovary syndrome, but not yet diagnosed. If this is the case, smoking has become a combined inhibitor along with this condition for me conceiving a child.
Reality is here......... My current option right now is to be on BC, but once again smoking plays a factor in this also. Four years back I had begun BC, about a month is to taking the meds I experienced one of the side effects in my left leg, which was a throbbing, heating sensation behind the bend of my right knee. If you know anything about smoking and BC are that they do cause an increase chance of blood clots. At that point in time I reframed from taking BC and continued smoking.
Needing to quit soon and I guess I'm looking so see if there are any other like me.
