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So does weed make you sterile??? Thats one of the many questions that i can never get a strait answer for.

By Kyle Scott Asked Jan 7 2008 3:38PM
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by laurie-loo on Jan 7, 2008 at 3:42 pm Permalink

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people say it does make you sterile, but I have a friend who nearly chain smoked weed for 10+ years and he has just become a dad for the first time! bless him :-)
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Avatar freeluncher Jan, 07 2008 at 03:51 PM
And that Kyle, should give you your answer. No, weed does not make you sterile. I too know dozens of stoners who have raised families.
Avatar mrtoolman Aug, 10 2008 at 03:25 AM
I just quit smoking pot. I have smoked the most potent kind bud EVERYDAY since I was a teenager more than 10 years ago. I am also a new dad, and decided to kick the habit. I only wish I had all that money back to spend on him. I've officially been sober now for 7 days, and am thinking about how to quit smoking cigarettes.

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by Nik Harris on Jan 8, 2008 at 3:37 pm Permalink

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There is no evidence that marijuana impairs male reproductive functioning.

The Jamaican and Costa Rican field studies detected no differences in hormone levels between marijuana users and non-users.

In epidemiological surveys of marijuana users, no problems with fertility have emerged as important.

In 1974, researchers reported diminished testosterone, reduced sexual function and abnormal sperm cells in males identified as chronic marijuana users. 34 In a laboratory study, the same researchers reported an acute decrease in testosterone, but no chronic effect after nine weeks of smoking; they did not evaluate sperm volume or quality. 35 In other laboratory studies, researchers have been generally unable to replicate these findings, 36 although by administering very high THC doses - up to 20 cigarettes per day for 30 days - one study found a slight decrease in sperm concentrations. 37 In all studies, test results remained within normal ranges and probably would not have affected actual fertility.

Severe adverse consequences have also been produced in male laboratory animals, although only with extremely high daily THC doses. 38

More importantly, in both the human and animal laboratory studies, all observed changes were reversed once THC administration was halted.
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by Gracie on Jan 7, 2008 at 3:39 pm Permalink

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My dad says no.
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Avatar Gracie Jan, 07 2008 at 03:53 PM
Hilarious!
Avatar SaraMonster is preggo Jan, 11 2008 at 03:29 PM
OMG..."my dad says, i wish" that is too funny
Avatar mrtoolman Aug, 10 2008 at 03:27 AM
"I wish"... LMFAO!

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by th1s1sit on Jan 7, 2008 at 3:39 pm Permalink

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There is some evidence that pot can decrease fertility...that isn't the same thing as making you sterile, though.
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Avatar --Irahyn.says.Tks.4.Pts. --- Jan, 30 2008 at 11:27 AM
That's what I heard, too, th1s1sit. (Glad I checked the answers before I made a duplicate). *SMILES*
Avatar mrtoolman Aug, 10 2008 at 03:28 AM
It can decrease sperm production a bit, but you still produce like over a million sperm an hour or something along those lines.

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by Nathan Carrier on Jan 11, 2008 at 8:32 am Permalink

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no but someone like you should become sterile for the good of humanity anyway.
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Avatar SaraMonster is preggo Jan, 11 2008 at 03:30 PM
hey, maybe he was just asking. Something I'd want to know though i do not smoke pot or do any drugs. lol

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by YARNLADY is happy everyday on Jan 7, 2008 at 3:38 pm Permalink

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No
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by K Ross on Jan 11, 2008 at 10:28 pm Permalink

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NO NO NO, trust me i know
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by Cannabis its just a plant on Jan 8, 2008 at 8:54 pm Permalink

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nope
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by 42Dani on Aug 9, 2008 at 7:52 pm Permalink

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Haha that myth is still around? No it does not make you sterile.
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by Dudeman on Apr 21, 2008 at 12:57 pm Permalink

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While it doesn't make a man sterile it does lower his sperm count in most cases, with regular use over time.
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