| It's remarkable that we can make babies at all. Really, | | | | of the egg to the womb, and anandamide has to be |
| when you consider all of the things that have to go | | | | present in just the right amount for the egg to survive |
| right just to get the process started (and I'm only | | | | the journey, or for the journey to take place correctly. |
| talking biologically here!) it's incredible that I'm here to | | | | When you smoke marijuana, and the THC binds to the |
| write this, and you're here to read it. | | | | CB1 receptors, the anandamide is essentially bumped |
| Even the perilous journey the egg takes through the | | | | out, cannot bind, and the levels of free floating |
| fallopian tubes after implantation down into the womb | | | | anandamide in the fallopian tubes gets too high. Too |
| requires a delicate balance of endogenous chemicals | | | | much anandamide does not bode well for successful |
| to proceed smoothly, and the slightest thing that | | | | conception. |
| changes the balance of these chemicals can destroy | | | | Additionally, when anandamide levels interfere with the |
| the whole process. | | | | procession of the egg to the womb, there is also an |
| Well, scientists have discovered that one chemical that | | | | increase in the risks for an embryonic retention, or an |
| can have a very detrimental effect on the egg during | | | | entopic pregnancy (when the pregnancy begins to |
| its journey after implantation, but before its arrival into | | | | grow in the fallopian tubes, instead of the womb). |
| the womb, is THC, the active chemical in marijuana. | | | | Researchers also note that there has been a dramatic |
| Marijuana gets you high by binding to CB1 receptors in | | | | rise in the incidence rates of ectopic pregnancies in the |
| the brain. These CB1 receptors also exist outside of | | | | last couple of decades. |
| the brain, they exist all over our bodies, and the THC in | | | | So to be safe and to ensure the success of a |
| marijuana will bind with these receptors all over the | | | | conception, if you are trying to have a baby you need |
| body. Importantly, a necessary chemical for the | | | | to make sure you stay clear of marijuana. We know |
| transition of the egg down to the womb, anandamide, | | | | it's not good for the fetus after conception, and now |
| also binds to these CB1 receptors. | | | | we find out that it's harmful even at the point of |
| Anandamide is a chemical essential for the procession | | | | conception. |