I Need Some Help Please?
Question by Tori D: I need some help please?
I am on birth control (have been for a couple months now) and I also smoke both marijuana and cigarettes (but I do not smoke cigarettes all that much; it is mostly marijuana). Considering all of this, is my chance of infertility increased?
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Answer by Christin K
No, but your chance for blood clots is greatly INcreased. It doesn’t matter if you smoke weed or cigarettes.
Answer by Metalplanttag
That issue has not been researched much yet, other research is listed below that may be helpful.
The good news is the cannabis does not cause physical birth defects but it does cause other problems.
“For example, chronic marijuana use is associated with reduced hypothalamic release of gonadotropin-releasing hormone, decreased plasma levels of gonadotropins (follicle-stimulating hormone, lutenizing hormone, and prolactin) and testosterone, reduced spermatogenesis, and impotency in men.” – http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cncr.24159/full
Those who had ever used marijuana were 2.4 times more likely to be diagnosed with types of testicular cancer called non-seminoma and mixed germ cell tumors. These types of testicular cancer come with a somewhat worse prognosis than the so-called seminoma tumors. – http://news.yahoo.com/smoking-pot-linked-testicular-cancer-risk-123850779.html
“These findings indicate that prenatal marijuana exposure has a significant (negative) effect on school-age intellectual development.” – http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S089085670962308X
“Pre-natal marijuana exposure had persistent negative effects through age 16 on higher-order thinking, including problem solving, memory, planning, impulsivity, and attention.”
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3188826/
Prenatal marijuana exposure significantly predicted child depressive symptoms and attention problems at age 10, after controlling for other significant covariates. Child depressive symptoms and attention problems at age 10 significantly predicted delinquency at 14 years.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0892036210001571
“Maternal cannabis use during pregnancy resulted in more pronounced growth restriction than maternal tobacco use.”
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0890856709660731
“”I have seen many cases of exacerbations of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder brought on by marijuana use,” said psychiatrist Kenneth Certa, M.D., a member of the Section Council on Psychiatry. “Another problem I can see is that the marijuana in the community is often not very pure and is frequently adulterated with PCP [phencyclidine, an hallucinogen], which can also cause problems with psychosis.” – http://psychnews.psychiatryonline.org/newsarticle.aspx?articleid=112336
“In conclusion, clinical and pharmacokinetic data indicate
that cannabis use is dangerous during breastfeeding for
the child.” – http://downloads.hindawi.com/journals/jt/2009/596149.pdf
Cigarette smoking and parental cocaine
use has been linked to short-term effects on
factors such as intelligence and attention,
whereas marijuana and alcohol appear to
have several long-term effects specifically
on attention skills (Williams & Ross, 2007). – http://www2.rwu.edu/depository/psych/JORP_V1_No2.pdf#page=12
Marijuana use prior to her pregnancy greatly raises a woman’s risk of premature birth – http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120717182953.htm
If you have only used 1 to 3 times in a month, for 14 to 30 days you most likely you will test positive, if you are a heavy user (3 times a week) then up to 60 days:
There is nothing that you can take that will speed up the bodies removal of THC, how long it takes for you to become clean depends on how much you have used and the potency and on the way your body stores excess THC. The type and sensitivity of the test will also determine if you test clean or not.
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