Gynaecomastia

Introduction: Gynaecomastia

Description of Gynaecomastia

Gynaecomastia (medical condition): Enlarged male breasts...more »

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Gynecomastia:
  »Introduction: Gynecomastia
  »Symptoms of Gynecomastia
  »Causes of Gynecomastia
  »Treatments for Gynecomastia

Gynaecomastia: Breast enlargement in males caused by hormone imbalance or hormone therapy.

Gynaecomastia: Excessive development of the breasts in males; usually the result of hormonal imbalance or treatment with certain drugs.
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Gynaecomastia: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Gynaecomastia:

• Breast
• Breast symptoms (240 causes)
• Breast disease
• Breast disorder
• Breast pain (77 causes)
• Enlargement
• Hormone
• Imbalance (17 causes)
• Therapy

Gynaecomastia as a Disease

Gynaecomastia: Another name for Gynecomastia (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Gynecomastia
  »Symptoms of Gynecomastia
  »Causes of Gynecomastia
  »Treatments for Gynecomastia

Gynaecomastia: Related Diseases

Gynaecomastia: Gynaecomastia is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Breast conditions
• Adolescent conditions
• Male-only conditions
• Men's health conditions
• Men only conditions
• Endocrine system conditions
• Senior health conditions

Causes of Gynaecomastia

Some of the causes of Gynaecomastia are included in the list below:

• Puberty - all adolescent males experience some male breast enlargment; it is often temporary.
• Aging - more common in older men as male hormones reduce.
• Obesity - may cause similar enlarged appearance.
• XXY males
• Liver disorders

See full list of 55 causes of Gynaecomastia (Gynecomastia)

Symptoms of Gynaecomastia (Gynecomastia)

Some of the symptoms of Gynaecomastia incude:

• Enlarged male breasts
• Male breast tenderness

Read more about symptoms of Gynaecomastia (Gynecomastia)

Treatments for Gynaecomastia (Gynecomastia)

Treatments for Gynaecomastia (Gynecomastia) include:

• Watchful waiting - most puberty cases will resolve; many others are harmless anyway.
• Treatment of any underlying cause
• Cosmetic breast reduction surgery - breast tissue removal for males

Read more about treatments for Gynaecomastia

Treatment of Gynaecomastia: For more treatment information about Gynaecomastia, see treatment of Gynecomastia (Gynaecomastia)

Gynaecomastia: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Gynaecomastia:

• XXY males
• Liver disorders
• Liver disease
• Hypogonadism
• Certain tumors
• Estrogen-producing tumors
• Testicle tumor
• Adrenal tumor

External links related to: Gynaecomastia

• eMedicine - Gynecomastia : Article by Fawzi Ali, MD
• Gynecomastia - MedPix™ Medical Image Database and Teaching Files
• eMedicine - Gynecomastia : Article by Venkatesh Babu Segu, MD
• Gynecomastia - MedPix™ Medical Image Database and Teaching Files

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