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Antenatal marijuana use is unrelated to sexually transmitted infections during pregnancy
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans 70112-2822, USA.
Objective:
This study evaluated the relationship between marijuana use and sexually transmitted diseases in pregnant women.
Methods:
A retrospective review of clinic records over a 12-1/2 month period identified all women entering prenatal care. Eighty-six women using no illicit substance other than marijuana were compared to 441 drug-free women. The prevalence of gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B surface antigen, human papilloma virus, and herpes was ascertained.
Results:
No significant differences were found in the prevalence of any single sexually transmitted disease between pregnant women who used marijuana and drug-free pregnant women. When the presence of one or more sexually transmitted disease was considered, again no difference was found.
Conclusion:
Marijuana use was not associated with sexually transmitted disease in pregnant women.