Human Reproduction

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I wanted to do this essay on all drugs and the different effects they have on reproduction but it ended up being a very broad topic. I am in no way shape or form involved with marijuana nor do I support it for recreational use. Many states are beginning to legalize marijuana for recreational use and more states are starting to push laws for marijuana to be legal in their state. With all these changes in laws these days as males and females we need to understand if what we do as “kids” or “teenagers” catch up to us in the future or even when we are ready to have a family will marijuana have an affect on us later on.

Huffington Post, lay article recommends stopping with the cannabis use if you are thinking about starting a family especially
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With many studies that have been found that a male’s lifestyle he chooses can affect his sperm reproduction the evidence is not really at its fullest potential. Now the way this study was conducted was by have males 18 and above who were part of a couple who has been having unprotected intercourse. With the 1970 participants over a 37 month period in the United Kingdom, only four percent came back as normal performance sperm (Human Reproduction). The study was funded by the UK Health and Safety Executive. A reason why 96% was not fully functional was because the male could have lifestyles with alcohol, tobacco, or even recreational drugs in their system also known as marijuana. Some other risks that a male takes part in is summer odds are 95% more likely to be dysfunctional higher in the summer than in colder months of the year (Human Reproduction). A male who had a use of cannabis in the three months prior to giving a sample of his sperm for the test had 95% chance of not having fully normal sperm reproduction. This shows that a male’s lifestyle has a impact on his sperm reproduction system and changes on ones life need to be done for greater results in the

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