Cannabis smoking associated with higher sperm count, study finds


  • World
  • Wednesday, 06 Feb 2019

SHEFFIELD (Bloomberg): A history of smoking cannabis has unexpectedly been linked to greater fertility in men.

The result came as a big surprise to scientists measuring the sperm counts of more than 600 men from couples attending a fertility clinic.

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