Does pot really kill sperm production?

I think smoking pot makes me infertile.

If you (or your partner) smokes or uses marijuana in any way, their sperm count might go down, but the body makes millions of sperm at a time, so even if it does go down, pregnancy is still possible since it only takes one sperm to get pregnant.

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