Smoking Marijuana Could Cause Gynecomastia Or Man Boobs?

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According to Dr Anthony Youn, man boobs or 'moobs' can be possibly caused by smoking marijuana. The doctor even added that it can lead to guys' testicles shrinking and abnormal development of sperm.

CNN reports that the state of man boobs or also known by its scientific name of Gynecomastia is a certain condition that can affect men of 25 to 45 years old. Majority of its cases resolve on their own from a several months to a few years but there were 23,000 cases recorded in 2012 who went through surgery just to have their mobs removed.

The condition is caused by an imbalance of the hormones estrogen and testosterone. The body creates an excess of the breast tissue when it's the estrogen that is overproduced.

A Daily Mail UK article wrote that the relation of the effect of smoking pot on the human testosterone is still not solidified but some cases of marijuana use among men result to the emergence of man boobs.

So as for the question does weed cause man breasts, Dr Youn gave this clear answer:

"Probably. Although the association between marijuana and gynecomastia hasn't been conclusively proven, it appears very plausible."

Huffington Post added that a certain report by Philly.com has emphasized that communities around the medical industry has suspected the link between man boobs and marijuana use around ten years ago. However, there were no follow up research done to finally confirm its linkage. On the other hand, a medical website called MedlinePlus mentioned marijuana use as one of the primary causes of Moobs.

"Young men who use marijuana through puberty may have that transient, temporary breast enlargement become permanent because as their testosterone levels are altered by the marijuana," Dr Steven Goldman said in an interview with ABC 5 News. Another plastic surgeon from the Pennsylvania Hospital, Dr Adrian Lo, mentioned that 1/3 of his total number of patients are male marijuana users who consult him for breast reduction.

So the best thing to do, as advised by Dr Youn is to cut the habit of marijuana use especially if the moobs are already showing.