Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy

Reduction In Gene Expression Found
By: Medical News Today

From: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/94544.php
 
Continued cigarette smoking by women with normally progressing pregnancies nearly halves DHH gene expression in the testes of second trimester fetuses. Expression of 29 other key testis genes and testis cell numbers were not significantly affected but circulating fetal testosterone tended to be reduced if the mother smoked.
 

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