Dr. Jamie Lo and Dr. Jason Hedges, Impact of Cannabis on Fertility and Reproductive Health

June 2022

Dr. Jamie Lo

Jamie Lo, MD, MCR is an Associate Professor of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology at Oregon Health & Science University and in the Division of Reproductive and Developmental Sciences at the Oregon National Primate Research Center. Her primary research mission is to determine the impact of environmental perturbations, including substance use, reproductive health, pregnancy outcomes, and offspring development. This work primarily focuses on using non-human primate models and most recently, given the increasing prevalence and legalization of cannabis, she has developed a rhesus macaque model of chronic marijuana use to study impacts on reproductive health and pregnancy outcomes.

Dr. Jason Hedges

Jason C. Hedges, MD PhD is an Associate Professor and residency program director in the Department of Urology at Oregon Health & Science University specializing in sexual and reproductive medicine, erectile dysfunction, and male factor infertility. His primary research mission it to improve male reproductive health and fertility, and he is currently focused on studying the impact of chronic cannabis use in a non-human primate model.

Dr. Jamie Lo and Dr. Jason Hedges, Impact of Cannabis on Fertility and Reproductive Health

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