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In addition to measuring sperm count, testes weight and size, and sperm mobility, the researchers looked at the structure of the testes in each group under a microscope to assess any changes to the health of cells in the testes
In a study of 72 participants, 17 women who quit cigarette smoking did not gain weight during the first 35 days when they used nicotine patches, but gained 2.1 kg after another 42 days using neither cigarettes nor nicotine patches [32]
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Part of the variation across countries reflects differences in the timing of the smoking epidemic: men in the United Kingdom and the United States adopted smoking earlier and have since exhibited declines, whereas the smoking epidemic hit other countries (e.g., Japan, Spain, Italy) much later (see Table 5-1)