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Alcohol And Cannabis Use Among Women With Infertility: Associations With Psychological Distress, Attempts To Conceive, And Engagement In Fertility Treatment, Genevieve E. M. Joseph-Mofford Ms, Leah M. Hecht Phd, Rory Iacobelli Bs, Amy M. Loree Phd, Lisa R. Miller-Matero Phd
Alcohol And Cannabis Use Among Women With Infertility: Associations With Psychological Distress, Attempts To Conceive, And Engagement In Fertility Treatment, Genevieve E. M. Joseph-Mofford Ms, Leah M. Hecht Phd, Rory Iacobelli Bs, Amy M. Loree Phd, Lisa R. Miller-Matero Phd
Medical Student Research Symposium
Objective: An infertility diagnosis can lead to distress. Although substance use is common and can also lead to distress, little is known about use among those with an infertility diagnosis. This is important since substance use can have implications for fertility. The purpose of this study was to estimate the rate of alcohol and cannabis use among women with infertility and examine whether substance use had associations with psychiatric symptoms, attempts to conceive, and engagement in fertility treatments.
Materials and Methods: Patients from one healthcare system were eligible if they received a female infertility diagnosis within the past 2 years. …
Incidence Of Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome In An Urban Emergency Department Setting, Muhammad Ahmed, James Paxton
Incidence Of Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome In An Urban Emergency Department Setting, Muhammad Ahmed, James Paxton
Medical Student Research Symposium
Introduction:
Cannabis is a psychoactive drug that is widely used for both medicinal and recreational purposes. Despite its traditional use as an antiemetic, emerging evidence suggests a possible association between excessive cannabis usage and the incidence of Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS), a condition characterized by otherwise unexplained cyclic abdominal pain and vomiting. Although previous studies have been done in mixed-race or primarily Caucasian populations, our study focuses on an urban, predominantly African-American population. We aim to measure the incidence of CHS among patients presenting to two urban Detroit emergency departments, including a descriptive analysis on apparent demographic and behavioral risk …