Paternal exposure to recreational drugs before conception and its effect on live-born offspring: A scoping review.
Ruud H J VerstegenGuo WangKarin P S LangenbergLily Yuxi RenIrena NulmanPublished in: Birth defects research (2020)
While animal studies describe impaired neurocognitive outcomes following paternal exposure to recreational drugs, data in humans is currently lacking. Human studies require sound methodology in order to confirm findings on congenital malformations and childhood cancers. In addition, future neurocognitive studies require parental neurocognitive assessments to correct for confounding effects (i.e., role of genetics).