Can toxins from cigarette smoke get passed on to me during sex?

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• Cigarette smoke contains over 4,000 chemicals, including nicotine, tar, and carbon monoxide, as well as formaldehyde, ammonia, hydrogen cyanide, arsenic, and DDT.

• There is a chance of transmission of these toxins to you through the patient's saliva, called as passive smoking. Proper hygiene will reduce the chance of transmission.

• Cleaning your mouth thoroughly after, will reduce the chance of transmission but not exactly nullify them.

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• There is a high chance of him having the carcinogenic cigarette toxins on his fingernails, and lips but, not exactly in the seminal fluid.

• Many studies were undertaken regarding passive smoking, which has proven to affect the health of the person in spite of not directly smoking the cigarettes themselves.

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• As the tar in the cigarette smoke collects on the hands and the finger nails, there is a chance that these toxins will transfer to you. But, the chance of transfer is found to be equal to or less than 5 %.

• When these toxins come in contact with your mucosal membranes like nasal mucosa, oral mucosa, vaginal mucosa or a break in the epithelial surface like an open wound or injured skin, there is a concern, rather than when it comes in contact with your intact skin.

• Otherwise, with smoking, the main concern is a decrease in his fertility by affecting his sperm production, motility, and its function.

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