Researchers found that cannabis use may interfere with egg health, raising the risk of failed fertilization or unhealthy embryo.
Exposure to marijuana could affect the health of a woman’s eggs and raise the risk of genetic problems in embryos, a new study suggests.
In a study published on Tuesday in Nature Communications, researchers at a Canadian fertility clinic found that higher levels of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)—the main compound in cannabis that produces a “high”—may interfere with how eggs mature, possibly leading to chromosomal errors that can cause birth defects.
