禁煙の話題（２） ― ectopic pregnancy

今週はタバコの値上げというニュースを取り上げて、禁煙・喫煙の話題をテーマに行きたいと思います。

女性の皆様、喫煙が子宮外妊娠（ectopic pregnancy）のリスクを増すということをご存知でしたか？


The Ectopic Pregnancy Trust has welcomed the publication of research that explains the link between smoking and ectopic pregnancy, saying it offers women at risk an opportunity to reduce their chances of suffering from the life-threatening condition.

A study by University of Edinburgh scientists has been published in the American Journal of Pathology explaining why women who smoke could be as much as four times more likely to suffer an ectopic pregnancy.
(Ectopic Pregnancy Trust comments on smoking link. Nursinginpractice.com. September 28, 2010.)


元記事は、このたびのレポート（publication of research）が、子宮外妊娠に関連する喫煙の物理的な影響（physical effects of cigarette smoking in relation to ectopic pregnancy）を明確にしている、ということなのですが、そこのところは記事には詳細が無く、思わせぶりです。