Hello everyone, I was just looking over some of the topics posted about Delayed Puberty and Testicular pains and lumps, and I know that there are a lot of them! So I will be straight to the point with my issues and I hope that someone with meaningful knowledge will help me out or shed some light on my issues:

Hi, I'm 16 about to be 17 soon and I have smoked Marijuana for about 3 years now, on and off until this past year. Now it has been pretty much a daily thing, and I'm not experiencing anything irregular or anything but since I have been smoking daily, I was curious to whether or not a proven study has shown that it delays or restricts the puberty cycle? However I do not want to hear all this stuff about Marijuana is a drug and it'll kill you blah blah blah.

Second, I have noticed my left testicle has dropped nearly 1 inch lower than my right and this is natural, but the veins or tubes behind my left testicle have become enlarged and become lumpy or tangled i guess. I have also had pains in my testicles similar to being kicked or hit in the nuts. It lasts for a few minutes or just for a moment or two but has been happening increasingly over the past few weeks.

Are these lumps and pains normal during puberty? I have grown up to about 6' and have gone through at least half of the stages of puberty since I'm only missing some facial and chest hair (will my penis grow any more by chance?)

Thanks for all the help I get in advance! **Note: I havent had a physical in about 2 years-should I get one now?** Thanks again!