Heavy drinking, smoking, or regular cannabis use can negatively impact sperm quality by creating reactive oxygen species that disrupt seminal fluid chemistry. — Whalespan
Heavy drinking, smoking, or regular cannabis use can negatively impact sperm quality by creating reactive oxygen species that disrupt seminal fluid chemistry.
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“For instance, if you are a heavy drinker, if you are a smoker, or if you are a regular user of cannabis, especially if you smoke cannabis or vape cannabis, you create a lot of reactive oxygen species that disrupt the chemistry of the seminal fluid, which disrupts the sperm cells.”