Specialized testing clearly reveals a significant drop in fertility potential for men who are heavy tobacco smokers.

In a direct fertility testing situation, we can show that two-thirds of smokers have lost some or a lot of their fertilizing capacity.

The men who failed were smoking about twice as many cigarettes per day, an average of 19 per day, compared to the smokers who passed the [test].

Like other cells in the body, human sperm carry a receptor for nicotine, which means they recognize and respond to nicotine.

We experienced significant difficulties. We're scheduling nearly all the days as potential testing days in case of another problem.

All we are doing is testing the waters right now. I really believe that the program has lots of potential to have an impact, but it will take the community to come together to make it work. We all try to help in our separate ways, different church, business and community organizations, but the program will help us work together.