Mon 28 Aug 2006
Smoking marijuana can cause early pregnancy failure by affecting an internal signaling system that helps embryos to pass safely from the ovary to the uterus, according to a recent study involving mice that could have important implications for infertility in women.
Research from the early 1990s showed that marijuana-like compounds are normally produced in parts of the body, including sperm, eggs and newly formed embryos, according to the study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.