Various studies have established health hazards of exposure to second-hand smoke. Recent research has revealed one more health hazard faced by women due to exposure to second hand smoke. The study showed that women, who are exposed to second hand smoke, either as children or as adults have 68 percent more risk of fertility problems and miscarriage.

Researchers analyzed data collected from 4,800 non-smoking women. The study participants were asked to give details of their pregnancies, attempts to get pregnant, and miscarriages, as well as their history of smoking and breathing second-hand smoke. 

Data analysis showed that women who were exposed to second hand smoke six or more hours per day as children and adults were at a greater risk of having difficulty getting pregnant and suffering one or more miscarriages. Four out of five study subjects reported exposure to second hand smoke during their lifetime

Dr. Luke J. Peppone at the University of Rochester in New York, Dr. Kenneth Piazza of the Roswell Park Cancerdefine Institute in Buffalo, New York said, "These statistics are breathtaking and certainly points to yet another danger of second hand smoke exposure." 

The research team found that four out of five women reported exposure to second hand smoke during their lifetime.