According to a recent report from the Russian Medical News Network, under normal circumstances, the eggs in a woman’s body will enter the uterus along the fallopian tube after fertilization, and the fertilized eggs will implant and develop in the inner wall of the uterus. Relevant scholars at Vanderbilt University in the United States found through experiments on mice that THC, the main substance in marijuana, can severely damage the above-mentioned physiological processes of fertilized eggs.
Relevant scholars at Vanderbilt University found some female mice that had just become pregnant but had not yet implanted their fertilized eggs in the uterus for experiments. They injected several female mice with THC for four to five days; other female mice were not injected with any chemical. A few days later, test results showed that the mice injected with THC all developed ectopic pregnancies, while the fertilized eggs of the mice that were not injected with any chemical substances successfully implanted and began to develop.
Scholars at Vanderbilt University believe that the above phenomenon is mainly due to the interaction between THC in marijuana and CB1 receptors and CB2 receptors in fertilized egg cells. During normal conception, the CB1 receptors and CB2 receptors in the fertilized egg cells attach an appropriate amount of anandamide produced by the uterus. This process can ensure the smooth implantation and development of the fertilized egg in the inner wall of the uterus, but after THC interacts with the CB1 and CB2 receptors in the fertilized egg cells, excess anandamide will attach to the CB1 and CB2 receptors of the fertilized egg. Cells, and these excess anandamide will prevent the fertilized egg from implanting and developing in the uterus, eventually leading to the occurrence of ectopic pregnancy.
Vanderbilt University academics say the experiments on mice are fully applicable to humans. Ectopic pregnancy is very dangerous for women. This phenomenon not only prevents the fetus from developing normally, but also easily causes massive internal bleeding in pregnant women. Vanderbilt University academics advise women hoping to become pregnant to stay away from marijuana.
