Gynecomastia
Gynecomastia isdevelopmentabnormally large breasts on men. The term comes fromGreek gyne meaning "woman"mastos meaning "breast." The conditioncommonadolescent boys but90%casessymptoms disappear inmattermonths, or infew years at most. Itgenerallyresultan imbalancehormones, though theremany different possible root causes. Gynecomastianot simplybuildupadipose tissue, but includesdevelopmentglandular tissue as well.Amongvarious potential causesgynecomastiapuberty, steroid abuse, obesity, tumors, chronic liver disease, side effectsvarious medications, castration, aging,genetic disorders such as Klinefelter SyndromeGilbert's Syndrome. Marijuana usealso thought by somebepossible cause, though thiscontroversial.
Gynecomastianot physically harmful, butsome cases can be an indicatorother more dangerous underlying conditions. Furthermore,can frequently present socialpsychological difficulties forsufferer. For these reasons itfairly commongynecomastiabe treated. Weight loss can alterconditioncases where ittriggered by obesity, butmanywill not eliminateasbreast tissue remains. For all other causes surgery isonly known physical remedy.
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