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UniStoner

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Hi,

I've been reading up a bit on the marijuana/testosterone loss correlation and I do agree with Blowmonkey. Both from what research shows AND from my own personal experience, I believe chronic smoking does reduce testosterone levels. My question for you is, how would one offset these effects? I've read going to the gym regularly boosts your testosterone levels, any additional suggestions?
 
By the way, what originally prompted me to post this was in one of the other threads someone posted a link to the whole testosterone depression thing being bullshit:

(http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=3016764)

You'll notice that the participants in this study smoked only 2 joints with a THC content of 2.8%. That is a pitiful THC content for street weed considering the THC content of something like White Widow is 15-20%.

I am a heavy smoker myself (not as much as some though im sure) and hang around alot of other heavy smokers. I firmly believe that some very serious changes are taking place on a hormonal level for all chronic smokers (i.e over a gram a day for extended periods).

What do you think?
 
maybe that's why stoner guys are so sweet and sensitive :D

any hormone effects on girls?
 
http://www.cannabis.net/sperm/

"BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Men who smoke marijuana frequently have significantly less seminal fluid, a lower total sperm count and their sperm behave abnormally, all of which may affect fertility adversely, a new study in reproductive physiology at the University at Buffalo has shown.
This study is the first to assess marijuana's effects on specific swimming behavior of sperm from marijuana smokers and to compare the results with sperm from men with confirmed fertility. Marijuana contains the cannabinoid drug THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), which is its primary psychoactive chemical, as well as other cannabinoids.

Results of the study were presented today (Oct. 13, 2003)"

^ That was from a pro weed website

You'll note the date - oct 13, 2003. The erowid page you sent me debunking this so-called 'myth' was last updated June 7, 2001.

By the way, if you believe all the pro-drug propaganda you are no different to the morons who believe all the anti-drug propaganda. No one loves weed more then me, but this is one 'myth' that definitely needs more attention.
 
And relating specifically to testosterone,

http://www.acmed.org/english/faq/04-fertility_male.htm

'Do cannabis or THC have a negative influence on sex hormones and sperm?'

"High doses of THC probably disturb the male and female reproductive systems in animals. They reduce secretion of testosterone, and hence reducing sperm production, motility, and viability in males. It is uncertain whether these effects also occur in humans. Studies in humans have produced both positive and negative evidence of an effect of cannabinoids on testosterone, for reasons that are not well understood."

Again, this hardly sounds like it is as open and shut as you make it out to be.

And lower on the page:

"In human males, cannabis smoking has been shown to decrease blood levels of the three hormones LH, FSH, and testosterone. Moreover, an increased incidence of low sperm count has been reported in men who were heavy marijuana smokers. Other studies did not find measurable differences in men who were light or heavy marijuana users."
 
my doctor told me this when i was like 12 to try and get me to quit smoking... heh... do you really care, though?... i mean i sure as hell don't.
 
Cannabis smoking does cause a transient drop in testosterone levels, but so does masturbation, and I'm not giving that up either...
 
Besides that, less sperm and/or retarded sperm is less like to to fertilize an egg, and it is nice for the girls to feel guys boobs...kinda sexy. hahahaha. ;)




.....sorry, that was totally inappropriate, I will stop now.
 
"Chronic weed smoking will give you manboobs! "

yea yea we all know and ecstasy is made from rat poison
 
qwe - what the fuck? Did you even bother to read the articles I posted? I cant believe how many people are just willing to embrace ignorance if they dont like what they read.

Keep smoking if you want, I know I am, but dont kid yourself - you are likely fucking yourself up more then you would like to acknowledge.
 
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