Question about marijuana...my mom says that marijuana affects the...?

Question

ovaries, testosterone, and sperm

if you can tell me that shes wrong that be great and please list the sources where you get your info from thx

Answer 1

Not sure, can't be bothered to look at the moment. My guess is you want to smoke some and want to tell her it's not dangerous.

It's safer than tobacco, and about the same as alcohol. It affects your brain and CNS (central nervous system.)

Answer 2

Hmm. I don't know about ovaries, but I have heard of it mucking with hormones a little. For whatever reason it's one of the leading causes of man-b***s in otherwise normal 20 year olds. It also mucks with s*x drive occasionally. It's rare, but it's documented to happen occasionally.

Answer 3

they have done studies on the sperm of guys that smoked pot and compared with nonsmokers. they discovered the pot smokers did have some messed up sperm when they put it under a microscope.  they didn't say whether it affects the future babies though.

the THC collects in the fat in your body and mens sperm and womens eggs are super sensitive to things like that because DNA can get messed up easily.

that is what i learned in high school health class, which was a reason for me to be skeptical. but at least you know some of the info that is out there.

Answer 4

From what I understand, males and females don't become sterile in any way, shape or form when ingesting marijuana. All it does really is allow for dilated blood vessels to provide the brain with more oxygen.

It doesn't affect testosterone positively or negatively. It's a neutral in that aspect.

Alcohol on the other hand... it affects your sperm count, and in the event that your girlfriend/ fiance conceives a baby, it's likely to to have alcoholic damage to the fetus. The ovaries won't function properly in the event of heavy intoxication, but pregnancy can still happen nonetheless. Testosterone most likely doesn't become affected (not too many guys I have ever heard of can drink so much that they become permanently g*y)(no offense to the homosexual community).

On the third hand, smoking: all-around bad for you, stick away from the nicotine. Promotes cancer to any region in the body where the blood vessels provide blood.

EDIT: Understand this: marijuana is the most effective cancer-fighting herb in the world. It's because of that property that it is illegal. The medicinal world would lose a lot of money it everyone would realize that marijuana was healthier for you than soda.

Answer 5

List her sources...

Answer 6

I don't know about the ovaries, but I am definitely sure it effects sperm and the ability for men to procreate in the future.

Answer 7

It does.  It screws up your hormone levels and can cause infertility in men.  In extreme cases it can even cause female secondary s*x characteristics to develop in men.