Marijuana May Put A Damper On Your Sex Life
A La Trobe University study of 8,656 Australians has found that both men and women may be negatively affected by marijuana when it comes to their sexual health.
Men were more likely to have trouble reaching orgasm when smoking cannabis daily and some were shown to be more likely to prematurely ejaculate. Daily female smokers were more likely than non-smokers to have two or more sexual partners in the previous year and were seven times more likely to be diagnosed with an STD. Science Alert has more details on the surveyed set of individuals.
It's a relatively small sample set, and there's something troubling about the findings on women for a couple of reasons. First, it seems that marijuana use may have an effect on how a woman maintains her sexual health - she becomes more likely to get an STD but has more sexual partners. Studies in the past have tied marijuana smoking increased sexual activity and sexual partners, and a higher likelihood of gaining STDs as a result of inconsistent contraceptive use.
Though there is a long standing battle about the use, risks, and value of marijuana, it's unclear just how these sexual health battles factor in.
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