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Re: Marijuana and male fertility
From: Alexis (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 6 Jan 2003 12:33:15 -0600 (CST)
My advice to you is to go to a sperm bank and get inseminated and let
him believe it's his. Would you want his health problems to affect a
child? Just a thought - sometimes it's a case of what they don't know
won't hurt them!
At Sun, 5 Jan 2003, Elizabeth wrote:
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>I need help!!! I am 36 yrs old and want a baby desperately but I am faced with a serious problem
>Problem 1
>My partner doesn't seem to believe that his smoking copious amounts of marijuana every single day multiple times per day for many years has had an effect on his sperm count, my gyno tried to "advise" him of the effects but I guess he is just going to be in denial.
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>Problem 2:
>On top of chronic marijuana usage the one time I convinced him to take a semenalysis he could not produce a sample of quantity enough to test ( didn't even coat the bottom of the specimen cup)
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>so here are my questions:
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>How likely is a 43yo CHRONIC marijuana smoker with high blood pressure and poor diet to have a viable healthy sperm supply and how likely is it that he could change the it for the better if he were to radically change his habit, health?
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>Can I obtain donator sperm from a bank and inseminate myself?
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>You are probably asking why I would want to produce a child with such a sterling individual and I really don't; but at this point I want to be able to give him a concrete reason for why I want to proceed with the donor. The only other option is divorce which may be inevitable, in order for me to get an annulment though I need to prove neglect to the marriage HELP!!
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