Jason C Hedges, Carol B Hanna, Lyndsey E Shorey-Kendrick, Emily R Boniface, Jasper C Bash, Travis L Rice-Stitt, Fernanda C Burch, Rahul D'Mello, Terry K Morgan, Ana Cristina Lima, Juanito Jose D Terrobias, Jason A Graham, Emily C Mishler, Jared V Jensen, Olivia L Hagen, J Wes Urian, Eliot R Spindel, Charles A Easley, Susan K Murphy, Jamie O Lo
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether discontinuation of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) use mitigates THC-associated changes in male reproductive health using a rhesus macaque model of daily THC edible consumption. DESIGN: Research animal study. SETTING: Research institute environment. PATIENT(S): Adult male rhesus macaques (age, 8-10 years; n = 6). INTERVENTION(S): Chronic daily THC edible administration at medically and recreationally relevant contemporary doses followed by cessation of THC use...
March 24, 2023: Fertility and Sterility