[1]Marijuana is often touted as a libido booster, but a new study has claimed that heavy use of cannabis could actually lead to sexual dysfunction among male smokers.
There have been contradicting findings on the research on sexual health and marijuana use. But a review of some of the major studies on the topic found that pot smoking may actually dampen men’s libido.
The research by a team from the University of Ottawa and Queen’s University in Canada found that erectile dysfunction was twice as common in marijuana users.
“It’s a strong message to our younger generations and younger men,” study researcher Rany Shamloul told LiveScience.
Scientists first studied the co-relation between marijuana and sex in 1970s and found that cannabis ups sexual desire, and has an effect similar to love drug.
In a research, published in 1982 in the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 75 per cent of men said that pot smoking prior to sex enhanced their performance on bed.
Meanwhile, another study published in the same journal the same year reported that erectile dysfunction was twice as common in marijuana smokers.
Other research suggests a dose effect, in which small amounts of marijuana have little impact on sexual dysfunction, but more marijuana makes for fewer erections. But problems are rife with this research, Shamloul said, because none of the studies used validated measurement techniques when surveying men about their sexual function. “What we are really missing are clinical studies,” he said.
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