[HTML][HTML] Focus: sex and gender health: Marijuana, the Endocannabinoid System and the female reproductive system

LK Brents - The Yale journal of biology and medicine, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Marijuana use among women is highly prevalent, but the societal conversation on marijuana
rarely focuses on how marijuana affects female reproduction and endocrinology. This article …

Endocannabinoids as biomarkers of human reproduction

C Rapino, N Battista, M Bari… - Human reproduction …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Infertility is a condition of the reproductive system that affects∼ 10–15% of
couples attempting to conceive a baby. More than half of all cases of infertility are a result of …

[HTML][HTML] Recreational use of marijuana during pregnancy and negative gestational and fetal outcomes: An experimental study in mice

SG Benevenuto, MD Domenico, MAG Martins… - Toxicology, 2017 - Elsevier
The prevalence of marijuana use among pregnant women is high. However, the effects on
gestation and fetal development are not well known. Epidemiological and experimental …

The clinical significance of endocannabinoids in endometriosis pain management

J Bouaziz, A Bar On, DS Seidman… - Cannabis and …, 2017 - liebertpub.com
Introduction: Patients with endometriosis often suffer from diffuse and poorly localized
severe pain. The current pain management strategies include medical and hormonal …

Updates in reproduction coming from the endocannabinoid system

R Meccariello, N Battista… - International journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The endocannabinoid system (ECS) is an evolutionarily conserved master system deeply
involved in the central and local control of reproductive functions in both sexes. The tone of …

Guideline No. 445: management of chronic pelvic pain

C Allaire, PJ Yong, K Bajzak, J Jarrell, N Lemos… - Journal of Obstetrics and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective To provide evidence-based recommendations for the management of chronic
pelvic pain in females. Target Population This guideline is specific to pelvic pain in …

Preterm labor is characterized by a high abundance of amniotic fluid prostaglandins in patients with intra-amniotic infection or sterile intra-amniotic inflammation

HN Peiris, R Romero, K Vaswani, S Reed… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Objective To distinguish between prostaglandin and prostamide concentrations in the
amniotic fluid of women who had an episode of preterm labor with intact membranes …

Endocannabinoids are involved in male vertebrate reproduction: regulatory mechanisms at central and gonadal level

P Bovolin, E Cottone, V Pomatto, S Fasano… - Frontiers in …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Endocannabinoids (eCBs) are natural lipids regulating a large array of physiological
functions and behaviors in vertebrates. The eCB system is highly conserved in evolution and …

CBD enhances the cognitive score of adolescent rats prenatally exposed to THC and fine-tunes relevant effectors of hippocampal plasticity

V Castelli, G Lavanco, C D'Amico, S Feo… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: An altered neurodevelopmental trajectory associated with prenatal exposure
to∆-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) leads to aberrant cognitive processing through a …

Evaluation of Bisphenol A influence on endocannabinoid system in pregnant women

M Zbucka-Kretowska, R Zbucki, E Parfieniuk, M Maslyk… - Chemosphere, 2018 - Elsevier
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a synthetic chemical widely used in the industry, which may potentially
evoke negative effects on human health, especially on reproductive processes and fetal …