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Stop smoking start repairing – health benefits for women
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General public
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English
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Every cigarette you don’t smoke is doing you good.
- Today — quit before getting pregnant and your risk of having a pre-term baby is reduced to that of a non-smoker
- In 12 hours — excess carbon monoxide is out of your blood
- In 5 days — most nicotine is out of your body
- In 1 week — your sense of taste and smell improves
- In 1 month – skin appearance is likely to improve
- In 3 months — your lung function begins to improve
- In 12 months — your risk of heart disease has halved
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