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Those who admitted to regularly smoking pot had a sperm count that was 29 percent lower than those who reported lighter use or didnât smoke at all. Meanwhile, men who used other recreational drugs alongside marijuana had sperm counts reduced by 55 percent and sperm concentrations reduced by 52 percent. Pot smokers were also found to have higher levels of testosterone within the same range as cigarette smokers.
It might be wise to cut the cannabis--at least if you're a guy. That's the apparent takeaway of a new study by scientists at the University of Sheffield linking marijuana use to sperm abnormalities that could limit men's fertility. The study, the largest of its kind, looked at sperm samples from 1,970 men across the U.K.