Tell me if my fairly limited scientific understanding of homornal processes hits on something here...
Background:
*I have a friend (21) who smokes a lot of marijuana (probably 4-5times a week). I've never smoked weed, but I'm assuming that is 'a lot'.
*When he isn't smoking himself stupid - he's drinking alcohol in excess - 2 or 3 times a week - and even binge drinks to where he losses his memory - probably once every 10 days.
*Starting about 18 months ago, he started taking Finasteride (propecia 1mg) for hairloss.
Since, I swear he's developing breast tissue. He's not lean, but doesn't appear fat by not bodybuilder standards (5'10'' ~175lbs, ~19%BF). He's always had a fair amount of chest fat, but now his nipples are enlarged (disgusting).
With my bodybuilding background and knowledge of anabolics, I can usually spot what is chest fat and what is gyno. I'm 95% sure it's gyno.
The theory that occurred to me was this:
"chronically" Smoking Marijuana (Elevates Estrogen)
Binge Drinking (Obliterates/Lessens Natural Testostrone Production)
Finastride (Cuts the body's Normal Production of DHT by 95%)
Put it together:
Without the DHT to combat daily elevated estrogen levels, and the alcohol smashing the natural testostrone production a couple of times a week - you have a recipe for gyno.
It could be he is getting gyno simply from the Finasteride, but the marijuana and alcohol has got to be accelerating the process.
Thanks for bearing with me through is disgusting analysis.
Any opinions are welcome.
Background:
*I have a friend (21) who smokes a lot of marijuana (probably 4-5times a week). I've never smoked weed, but I'm assuming that is 'a lot'.
*When he isn't smoking himself stupid - he's drinking alcohol in excess - 2 or 3 times a week - and even binge drinks to where he losses his memory - probably once every 10 days.
*Starting about 18 months ago, he started taking Finasteride (propecia 1mg) for hairloss.
Since, I swear he's developing breast tissue. He's not lean, but doesn't appear fat by not bodybuilder standards (5'10'' ~175lbs, ~19%BF). He's always had a fair amount of chest fat, but now his nipples are enlarged (disgusting).
With my bodybuilding background and knowledge of anabolics, I can usually spot what is chest fat and what is gyno. I'm 95% sure it's gyno.
The theory that occurred to me was this:
"chronically" Smoking Marijuana (Elevates Estrogen)
Binge Drinking (Obliterates/Lessens Natural Testostrone Production)
Finastride (Cuts the body's Normal Production of DHT by 95%)
Put it together:
Without the DHT to combat daily elevated estrogen levels, and the alcohol smashing the natural testostrone production a couple of times a week - you have a recipe for gyno.
It could be he is getting gyno simply from the Finasteride, but the marijuana and alcohol has got to be accelerating the process.
Thanks for bearing with me through is disgusting analysis.
Any opinions are welcome.