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Marijuana
If you smoked marijuana before you got pregnant, now would be a good time to quit. Fortunately, the chances that your pre-pregnancy pot smoking affected your baby are small. Be sure to tell your doctor, though, as she may run a few additional tests.
Complications
- Women who smoke while they're pregnant have an increased risk of harming their baby's nervous system.
- Studies show that children exposed to marijuana in the uterus later have problems paying attention and solving problems.
- Children of heavy pot users have been shown to struggle with short-term memory, concentration and judgment.
- One study even demonstrated that young children whose mothers smoked pot when they were pregnant were at higher risk of leukemia; however, evidence for an association is weak.
Another worry: What else is in that pot? Often marijuana is laced with other drugs or contaminated by pesticides, which put unborn children at direct risk. If you also drink and smoke cigarettes, your baby has a higher risk of being born with birth defects.
Trying to Get Pregnant?
If you're not pregnant but trying, remember that marijuana use in men has been shown to decrease testosterone, sperm count, and potency.
Women who smoke pot have higher risk of abnormalities during ovulation and more issues with infertility. If you're having trouble conceiving, you might want to kick the habit.
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