Report this image

Use this form to identify content on this site that you want removed based on alleged infringement of your copyrights:

Image:

Female Infertility - Caused by Marijuana

The popularity of marijuana use as a recreational drug has increased over the years. Some benefits have even

been documented for cancer patients. But it’s important to understand the potential effects of long-term use. Chronic consumption can lead to infertility by harming the female reproductive system through neuropsychological damage and hormonal disruption.

How It Happens

The main psychoactive component of marijuana, delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, is extremely harmful to female reproductive system. It can disrupt menstrual cycle, inhibit oogenesis (the creation of an ovum), prevent embryo implantation and development. ^[1]

Women who want to get pregnant or have had difficulty conceiving should not smoke or ingest marijuana.

REFERENCE

^Bari M, Battista N, Pirazzi V, Maccarrone M., The manifold actions of endocannabinoids on female and male reproductive events., Front Biosci. 2011 Jan 1;16:498-516.

Description of Problem:

Your Name:

Your Email:

SUBMIT

Report this image

Female Infertility - Caused by Marijuana

How It Happens

Help