News for hackers. Stuff that matters.
Re:Cannabis Smoking Associated with Higher Sperm Count, Stud... by paleotrope on Wednesday February 06, 2019 @12:57AM (#19093047)
"On average the men were 36 years old, mostly white and college educated.

All of them belonged to couples seeking help with conception from a fertility clinic."

*record scratch Wait wut?

Re:Cannabis Smoking Associated with Higher Sperm Count, Stud... by flukus on Wednesday February 06, 2019 @01:44AM (#19093213)
You're confused why they're at a fertility clinic if they have a high sperm count? Conception is a two player co-op game and you can't carry your partner.
Re:Cannabis Smoking Associated with Higher Sperm Count, Stud... by carlmr on Wednesday February 06, 2019 @03:20AM (#19093569)
It's a weird selection of a focus group though. And nothing warrants this headline (although it's par for the course in 2019).
Re:Cannabis Smoking Associated with Higher Sperm Count, Stud... by midgetjones on Wednesday February 06, 2019 @03:52AM (#19093698)
Maybe that's just the only place they could get data
Re:Cannabis Smoking Associated with Higher Sperm Count, Stud... by cameldrv on Wednesday February 06, 2019 @01:43AM (#19093209)
No kidding... This probably means that Cannabis causes infertity by some means other than lowering sperm count. Imagine the statistic: gang members admitted to the hospital were 40 percent less likely than non gang members to be diagnosed with heart disease. That's probably not because they eat a healthy diet and exercise. It's probably because the rest of the population is less likely to be diagnosed with a gunshot wound.
Re:Cannabis Smoking Associated with Higher Sperm Count, Stud... by sometimesijust on Wednesday February 06, 2019 @04:00AM (#19093727)
You have missed the point. Nothing in the study mentions a higher rate of reported cannabis use than in the general population. The record scratch is due to implying generalisations based only on a non-typical population of infertile couples without any control.