Marijuana offers new hope for fertility cure in men
Marijuana receptor might actually hold the key to new fertility treatments for men HIGHLIGHTS • Research shows that a cannabinoid receptor helps regulate the creation of sperm and can be a therapeutic strategy for treating male infertility Frequently smoking pot can take its toll on your sperm and now, a new study suggests that a marijuana receptor might actually hold the key to new fertility treatments for men. In the research, scientists showed that a cannabinoid receptor, called " CB2 ," helps regulate the creation of sperm. Not only does this provide more evidence that marijuana can disrupt fertility in males, but it also suggests a therapeutic strategy for treating male infertility. Researcher Paola Grimaldi from the University of Rome Tor Vergata said that the possibility to improve male fertility is one of the main focuses of this study, since infertility is a worldwide problem that affects up to 15 percent of couples, in which male factors accoun
