Smoke compounds don’t leave women’s bodies after smoking. When women smoke, research shows that nicotine can be found in their cervical mucus. Smoking typically disrupts ovulation. Without a ...

A recent study from Rutgers found that lesbian, gay, and bisexual smokers–and especially queer women smokers–use menthol cigarettes at higher rates than heterosexual smokers, reported News Medical.

While smoking is often viewed through a male lens, women comprise about 20% of the more than 1 billion smokers globally, and ...

Chain-smoking is when you constantly or continually smoke cigarettes. You might finish one cigarette and then instantly light up another or be a frequent smoker with short breaks between each ...

Quitting smoking is one of the most important steps a person can take to improve their health. But research suggests that women face unique challenges that make it harder to stop smoking and remain ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The number of pregnant women who smoked cigarettes during their terms declined by more than one-third, federal data showed. The percentage of women who smoked cigarettes during ...

After the previews, a young John Waters appeared onscreen, cigarette in hand, to say, “I’m supposed to announce that there is ...

Smoking hurts everyone, but women under the age of 50 who smoke are at four to five times greater risk for having a heart attack, according to KOAT health expert Dr. Barry Ramo. He says most people ...