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Cannabis Chemical Pregnancy Link
Posted by CN Staff on September 19, 2004 at 18:56:56 PT
Cannabis-like chemical may be important 
Source: BBC News UK
A cannabis-like chemical may be important for normal pregnancy, US researchers believe. Reactions to cannabinoid chemicals were important for the embryo to move along the fallopian tube towards the womb, animal experiments showed. The Vanderbilt University scientists told Nature Medicine their findings could be important for understanding why ectopic pregnancies can occur. This is when the embryo starts to grow outside the womb.
Ectopic Pregnancy The researchers recommended more research to find out whether cannabis use might increase the risk of ectopic pregnancies. In normal pregnancy, eggs make their way from the ovaries to the womb through the fallopian tubes, where they may be fertilised by a sperm. The fertilised egg continues on to the womb, where it implants itself to the wall and continues to grow. In ectopic pregnancy, the fertilised egg takes an alternative route and can implant itself outside of the womb. Most often it implants in the fallopian tubes themselves, but it can also latch on to the ovary, the abdomen, or the cervix. According to Dr Sudhansu Dey and colleagues marijuana is one of the most popular illicit drugs used by pregnant women, raising concern about its affects during pregnancy. Researchers had already found receptors in mouse embryos that respond to cannabis-like chemicals. The same receptors have also been found in the wombs of humans. Dr Dey's team decided to investigate the role of these receptors by blocking their action. When they were blocked the normal journey of mouse embryos along the fallopian tube towards the womb was disrupted.  Cannabis The researchers said their findings had major implications for ectopic pregnancy in women because the fallopian tubes the site where most occur. "It remains to be seen whether the incidence of ectopic pregnancy is associated with...chronic use of cannabinoids," they said. But they added: "Collectively, our results raise caution for women of reproductive ages regarding chronic marijuana consumption for recreation or pain alleviation." They said tobacco smoking was already known to increase the risk of ectopic pregnancy and had been shown to impair the journey of rat embryos along the reproductive tract. Professor Bill Ledger, consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist at Sheffield University, said: "It's very interesting and it would merit more human research to see if cannabinoid receptors are present in the human fallopian tube. "But to say that women who smoke cannabis socially are at high risk of ectopic pregnancy would be a step too far at this stage. "The major causes of ectopic pregnancies are sexually transmitted infections and other things that damage the fallopian tubes like endometriosis and previous surgery. "We know the risk factors and we are getting better at detecting ectopic pregnancies and treating them. "But we need much more research like this looking at exactly why they occur. "It's such a neglected area of research, despite one pregnancy in every 80 being ectopic," he said. Sue Jacob from the Royal College of Midwives said: "We need to look at the bigger picture. "The rise in sexually transmitted infections, the rise in alcohol binging and the rise in drug taking all have an impact on sexual health. "Ectopic pregnancies need to be researched further in light of these behaviours," she said. Source: BBC News (UK Web) Published: September 19, 2004Copyright: 2004 BBC Contact: newsonline bbc.co.ukWebsite: http://news.bbc.co.uk/ Related Articles & Web Site:Cannabis Treatments in Obstetrics http://freedomtoexhale.com/russo-ob.pdfSurprising Solution to Severe Morning Sicknesshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread18818.shtmlNew Book on Women and Cannabis http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread15752.shtml
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Comment #9 posted by freddybigbee on September 21, 2004 at 09:05:07 PT:
Huh?
This has got to be one of the stupidest articles I've ever read. It makes no sense. BBC News? Unbelievable.
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Comment #8 posted by FoM on September 20, 2004 at 14:05:21 PT
Love Truth 
I'm not saying I disagree with you but we do have those who don't have faith in a supreme being so we don't want to be guilty of preaching. I think you understand.
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Comment #7 posted by Love Truth on September 20, 2004 at 14:02:31 PT
Yes!
“It is interesting how Cannabis prohibitionists take something good and turn it bad. They also tend to take what is bad and try to make it appear good. It's interesting but Biblical. Yes.”               ***Dear friend, brother in the Spirit and child of Wisdom - our beloved GCW…Yes! It is interesting indeed, and (yea, verily!) even more interesting how - ***when interpreted with the Spirit of Truth and rightly divided in the stait gate*** - the Word responds so accurately and righteously towards this as well as ***all the other aspects of the central issues facing life at the end of the age on planet earth…Hint to non-believers in the "wide gate" on *EITHER* side ('opposites' who are really more like 'opposames' - ie: secular *OR* religious 'extremists')- you may want to consider that this is NOT ‘just a coincidence’; neither are we ‘just seeing things we want to see in the Bible’…hence it is written…***“Those who have ears***… let ***them*** hear!”Isaiah 5:20-21 :20 Woe unto them that ***call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!*** :21 Woe unto them that are ***wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!*** Isaiah 10:1-2:1 Woe unto them that ***decree unrighteous decrees***, and that ***write grievousness which they have prescribed;*** :2 To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people…Isaiah 29:15-16 :15 Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, and their works are in the dark, and they [arrogantly] say, ‘Who sees us? and who knows us?’ :16 Surely ***you have turned things upside down!*** ; Shall the potter be esteemed as the clay? For shall the thing made say of him who made it, "He did not make me"? Or shall the thing formed say of him who formed it, "He has no understanding"?***Let us be brought into remembrance...Genesis 1:26"And God said, let ***Us*** make man in ***Our*** image and after ***Our*** likeness..." 
Matthew 11:19 "...Wisdom is justified of ***Her*** children." ******He and She are becoming One*** in this marriage of heaven and earth...O Love! - let the meek inherit it - feed and heal them with Thy truth!!!In One…Love’s Spirit, Word and Herb is our Shield, Sword and Salvation!!! ***Psalm 35:26-28 :26 “Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonor that magnify themselves against me. :27 Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favor my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let Love be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of His servant. :28 And my tongue shall speak of Thy righteousness and of Thy praise all the day long.”  
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Comment #6 posted by siege on September 20, 2004 at 08:01:02 PT
Pentagon blocks
Pentagon blocks site for voters outside U.S.http://www.iht.com/articles/539597.html
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Comment #5 posted by mayan on September 20, 2004 at 04:58:45 PT
unrelated...
Police sergeant suggests tickets, not jail, for marijuana possession:
http://cbs2chicago.com/illinois/IL--MarijuanaFines-in/resources_news_html
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Comment #4 posted by The GCW on September 20, 2004 at 04:05:51 PT
Cannabis is not a weapon of mass descruction.
It is interesting how Cannabis prohibitionists take something good and turn it bad. They also tend to take what is bad and try to make it appear good.It's interesting but Biblical.Yes. Notice how even responsible use of Cannabis is associated with:Sue Jacob said, "The rise in -sexually transmitted infections-, the rise in -alcohol binging- and the rise in -drug taking- all have an impact on sexual health."--sexually transmitted infections-,--alcohol binging---drug taking-Cannabis, being a plant, is dissimilar to drug taking & …My thought is that most Cannabis users don't have sexually transmitted infections, go alcohol binging or are drug taking types. 
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Comment #3 posted by Love Truth on September 20, 2004 at 00:23:22 PT
To "Heal the sick and raise the dead..."
Matthew 13:52 - Then Love said unto them, ‘Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto one that is a householder, which bringeth forth out of their treasure things new and old.’ Job 13:14 - "But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.”Isaiah 29:14 - “Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder: for the ***wisdom of their wise shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent shall be hid.”*** Matthew 11:25 - “At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because ***Thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.”*** Isaiah 6:10/Matthew 13:14 - “Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; ***lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.”*** Let the children of Truth pray for the awakening and correcting of souls such as these who continue to spread confusion and lies regarding the Tree of Life and all the “fruits” its Creator has to share with us “for the healing of the nations” (Revelation 22:2).As these so-called “researchers” said themselves:"It ***remains to be seen*** whether the incidence of ectopic pregnancy is associated with...chronic use of cannabinoids," they said…But we need much more research…” ("A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices." - William James)Ah, yes... more “research”!!! Is this going to be TRUE research?!? Or just more FALSE research - the misuse of science - for the objective of deceitfully confusing and controlling others? Perhaps they could use a little help getting started in the right direction…here’s some research they seem to have been “blind and deaf” to, or maybe it’s just been “hidden” from them – oh well, anyhow - here it is now, friends …just let the Spirit lead you into ***the Truth***!!! …that is of course - if - you can overcome your ***obvious prejudices*** and get up out of the graves that you’ve boxed yourselves into spiritually, emotionally and intellectually…let us pray! ("New Book on Women and Cannabis" - article by Pete Brady March 18, 2003 - found at: http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/15/thread15752.shtml ):"A new book edited by a respected trio of marijuana experts sheds new light on cannabis and women.Neurologist Ethan Russo, MD, Dr. Melanie Dreher, PhD, and Registered Nurse Mary Lynn Mathre spent several years creating the book "Women and Cannabis," which first appeared as an entire issue of the Journal for Cannabis Therapeutics. This groundbreaking volume contains information valuable to anyone who cares about how marijuana affects women.Of particular interest is research by Israeli scientist Ester Fride showing that body-produced substances (called anandamides) that mimic substances found in marijuana are ***critical to infant health*** as it relates to breast feeding.***The implications of Fride's findings might explain findings by Dr. Dreher, whose decades of work with Jamaican women revealed that children born to ganja-using mothers were healthier and happier than children born to non-ganja using mothers, and that children who were administered marijuana teas were more robust than children who did not receive Jamaican cannabis-based folk medicines.*** (…see also “Ganja Mothers, Ganja Babies”:   
http://www.cannabisculture.com/articles/1422.html and “Melanie Dreher Reefer Researcher”: http://www.cannabisculture.com/articles/1404.html ) "Russo's fascinating essay on thousands of years of women using cannabis in obstetrics and gynecology details the plant's powerful assistance as a pain reliever, appetite enhancer, anti-nausea agent, mood elevator, antibiotic, vascular stabilizer, relaxant, and nutritional supplement.Women have long used cannabis to alleviate problems caused by pregnancy, menopause and childbirth, Russo says. The plant drug is far safer for women than chemical drugs and surgical procedures that it replaces, and it often has unique healing capabilities that are not duplicated by other medicines."(Above essay - see:) Cannabis Treatments in Obstetrics and Gynecology 
A Historic Review 
 - By Ethan Russo M.D. 
http://www.freedomtoexhale.com/russo-ob.pdf
 See also: “A Surprising Solution to Severe Morning Sickness” - By Erin Hildebrandt 
 - Article from Mothering Magazine - May 07, 2004:
http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/18/thread18818.shtmlConcerning taking it from “the experts” vs. directly from the Spirit of Truth: 
John 5:43-44“I am come in My Father's name, and ye receive Me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.
“How can ye believe, which receive honor one of another, and seek not the honor that cometh from Love only?”              ***May be peace be upon all who love Love and do love unto others! 
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Comment #2 posted by Dankhank on September 19, 2004 at 20:09:33 PT
Helping ...
"When they were blocked the normal journey of mouse embryos along the fallopian tube towards the womb was disrupted."AgaetisByrjun:That's what I got from the article, curious, but not unexpected, how the exact opposite is proposed by the "good" THEY."It remains to be seen whether the incidence of ectopic pregnancy is associated with...chronic use of cannabinoids," they said."  How the hell do they look in the mirror nights??????? 
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Comment #1 posted by AgaetisByrjun on September 19, 2004 at 19:19:45 PT
It's just like that commercial!
So smoking pot DOES make you pregnant after all!
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