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Re: marijuana and pregnancyFrom: m (anonymous@obgyn.net)Fri, 12 May 2000 09:06:45 -0500 (CDT)
At Sun, 7 May 2000, William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG wrote: > >At Sun, 7 May 2000, T wrote: >> >>My husband just recently experimented with marijuana yesterday. He only >>inhaled twice and will not try it again. We are going to try to >>conceive a baby in approximately two weeks. What effects will this have >>on getting pregnant and affecting the fetus?? For example will his sperm >>be affected?? Would you recommend to wait to make sure marijuana is >>totally out of his system?? If so for how long? Please tell me exactly >>what you think. Thank you!! > >T >Marijuana use can cause chrosomal breaks, but I am sure it is with >chronic use, not just once. >Also remember that sperm production is a 3 month process. The sperm >your husband is ejaculating now would not have been affected by the >drug, but those in the future could be. Hope this helps. > >-- >William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG >Editorial Advisor-Pregnancy and Birth >Private Practice >New Orleans, La. > >*Please understand I can not respond to private emails. > >*These comments are for educational purposes only. They are >not meant to take the place of an examination by a qualified >health care provider. They are not intended to be the start >of a physician-patient relationship. >dr.von almen, could 3 times aday smoking cause down syndrome? what else works to alleviate severe nausea and stress?
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