With the increased legalisation of cannabis, especially medical marijuana, researchers are interested in finding out more about its effects on health. One area that is currently under exploration is that of marijuana’s effect on fertility.
As recent research shows, men in Western countries are facing a fertility crisis. Sperm count in males of reproductive age more than halved between 1973 and 2011.
According to the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, approximately nine percent of men in the United States have faced infertility.
For this reason, researchers have been looking at how different modifiable factors, such as lifestyle choices, might affect male fertility. Read more