Smoking can reduce fertility in both women, men: WHO

Fadingcorroborated7 outlets reported this themselves in 7 reports over 2 days - more reporting than echo.

Tue, 8 September 2026peak 5 reports on Tue, 8 September 2026Wed, 9 September 2026

After the peak, new reports halved every 9 hours so far - this story is still being covered, so the figure moves as reports arrive.

What it is about

WHO OMS Organización Mundial de la Salud Organisation mondiale de la Santé Vater Mutter Männern Frauen Whatsapp Linkedin World Health Organisation

Who published it, and when

original reportfirst to report

Die Zeit (Germany)

Tagesschau (Germany)

Anadolu Agency (AA)

The Hill

8 Sept, 09:00over 27 hours9 Sept, 12:22

3 reports left out of the cascade - too little in common with the story to place

How it spread - 7 original reports

Tue, 8 September 2026
5 reports
- Die Zeit (Germany)09:00first to report
  Rauchen und Unfruchtbarkeit: WHO: Rauchen senkt Chancen auf Schwangerschaft
- ABC (Spain)10:13
  La OMS confirma que el tabaquismo reduce la fertilidad
  El tabaquismo disminuye seriamente las posibilidades de tener hijos. Es la conclusión de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) tras realizar una revisión de la evidencia científica obtenida hasta ahora. Entre sus conclusiones, hechas públicas este martes, el organismo destaca que las mujeres fumadoras tienen 40% más de riesgo de infertilidad que las que no fuman, mientras que en el caso de los hombres el tabaquismo se asocia a alteraciones de la función reproductiva, incluidas anomalías del...
- France Info (France)13:13
  Les femmes qui fument ont un risque d'infertilité supérieur de 40 % aux non-fumeuses, alerte l'Organisation mondiale de la Santé
  Selon ce rapport consulté par franceinfo, les femmes qui ont arrêté leur consommation de tabac présentent à l'inverse un risque d'infertilité inférieur à 25 % par rapport aux fumeuses.
- Tagesschau (Germany)13:46
  Rauchen senkt laut WHO Chance auf Schwangerschaft deutlich
  Wer raucht, hat schlechtere Aussichten, Vater oder Mutter zu werden. Bei Männern kann die Spermienqualität sinken, bei Frauen steigt das Risiko von Unfruchtbarkeit. Die WHO warnt auch vor den Folgen des Passivrauchens.
- Anadolu Agency (AA)15:01
  Smoking can reduce fertility in both women, men: WHO
  Tobacco linked to infertility, sperm, sexual dysfunction, while second-hand smoke may also affect chances of conceiving
Wed, 9 September 2026
2 reports
- allafrica.com06:12
  Africa: Smoking Raises Infertility Risk By 40% in Women
  The publication, which reviewed evidence on tobacco use and fertility, also linked smoking among men to reproductive dysfunction, including poor sperm quality, erectile dysfunction and ejaculation problems
- The Hill12:22
  WHO report warns of link between smoking and infertility
  A new report summarizes decades of evidence linking tobacco smoke with fertility problems.