smoking and sperm

[Djinn]

DOG, i'm smoked mad weed up till i got my girl knocked up trust me you got plenty to go around so put da jimmy on.

[Fathead]

wow, lots of replies, anyways no one in my family has ever had problems getting prego, and who really knows what weed does. Kinda sounds like the old butter versus margerine to me. which is better, that changed so many times im still confused. Anyways my understanding is weed only effects the rate at which your swimmers swim, in this case they would be to fast and burn out before they reach the target Thanks for all the replies.

[dadib]

NO WAY! I'm ALLWAYS stoned and i smoke ALOT ALL DAY and i allready have 2 boys and i could have had more if a few girls didn't get an abortion

[saviour]

smoking does not reduce sperm count

[saviour]

yeah smoking does constrict the vessels though

[Mark Bryan]

I figured any potential damage from weed was probably fairly low. It seems like more and more, the long-held "uh-ohs" about weed are being disproven.

I like your honesty and cautious stance on this matter!:thumbsup: Unlike Joy on the offspring forum,who thinks otherwise,and among other things thinks it causes more cancer than tobacco,and completely dismisses the 1974 University of Spain and Medical College of Richmond,Virginia,which proves otherwise,claims that it suppresses the immune system,when I showed her all those hemp treats we came to know and love so much,and to top it all off,SHE SMOKES IT,and is in AMSTERDAM for cryin' out loud,and she has the nerve to claim I'm immature and lack any credibility whatsoever,and haven't provided ANY scientific research whatsoever! She's a complete HYPOCRITE!

[Mark Bryan]

yeah smoking does constrict the vessels though

Correction,cannabis is a cardiovascular DILATOR. Evidence of course can be the reddenin' of the eyes.

[EckyThump]

Well ive been smokin 26 yrs now :stoned: & have 4 beltin lads aged between 16 months and 21 yrs..:thumbsup: Not done my sperm count no harm hehe..

[birdgirl73]

Correction,cannabis is a cardiovascular DILATOR. Evidence of course can be the reddenin' of the eyes.

Believe it or not, it's actually both a constrictor and a dilator, Mark. THC and some of the other CBDs are great vaso-dilators after they begin to work their merry way through your neurochemistry. But for some reason, in the first hour or two after people smoke--and this may be from the pulmonary effects and smoking itself instead of an effect from the cannabinoids--there's some vaso-constriction that occurs in a large majority of people. My theory is that sativa strains are responsible for this construction/stimulation effect a lot more than the sedating indicas.

Anyway, this part of the response is adrenergic--as if you've had a shot of adrenalin. Your heart beats faster. You're stimulated and energized. Some people get the shakes or twitches. There's a diuretic effect that's caused by the increased heart rate, which moves blood through your kidneys at a faster rate, causing you to need to go to the bathroom more. This is when paranoia and panic attacks happen--during the adrenergic period. It's because of this adrenergic effect that weed-smoking puts people at a five-fold greater risk of heart attacks within the first two hours of smoking.

At the same time, some dilation action is occurring, too. The bloodshot eyes can happen right away. BP often goes down, especially after the initial adrenergic phase is over. Veins and muscles that at first constrict begin to relax noticeably. You being to chill and feel stoned instead of feeling jumpy and jittery. Again, I think much of these constriction vs relaxation effects have a lot to do with the specific sativa-vs-indica content because a pure indica probably doesn't cause nearly as much adrenergic effect even in the two-hour post-smoking period.

Anyway, this baffling, wonderful and also at times potentially dangerous substance is both a constrictor and a dilator.

[Mark Bryan]

Believe it or not, it's actually both a constrictor and a dilator, Mark. THC and some of the other CBDs are great vaso-dilators after they begin to work their merry way through your neurochemistry. But for some reason, in the first hour or two after people smoke--and this may be from the pulmonary effects and smoking itself instead of an effect from the cannabinoids--there's some vaso-constriction that occurs in a large majority of people. My theory is that sativa strains are responsible for this construction/stimulation effect a lot more than the sedating indicas.

Anyway, this part of the response is adrenergic--as if you've had a shot of adrenalin. Your heart beats faster. You're stimulated and energized. Some people get the shakes or twitches. There's a diuretic effect that's caused by the increased heart rate, which moves blood through your kidneys at a faster rate, causing you to need to go to the bathroom more. This is when paranoia and panic attacks happen--during the adrenergic period. It's because of this adrenergic effect that weed-smoking puts people at a five-fold greater risk of heart attacks within the first two hours of smoking.

At the same time, some dilation action is occurring, too. The bloodshot eyes can happen right away. BP often goes down, especially after the initial adrenergic phase is over. Veins and muscles that at first constrict begin to relax noticeably. You being to chill and feel stoned instead of feeling jumpy and jittery. Again, I think much of these constriction vs relaxation effects have a lot to do with the specific sativa-vs-indica content because a pure indica probably doesn't cause nearly as much adrenergic effect even in the two-hour post-smoking period.

Anyway, this baffling, wonderful and also at times potentially dangerous substance is both a constrictor and a dilator.

Sounds like you've been more thorough than I have. I do cite Jack Herer as a source though.