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Diseases » Gynecomastia » Summary
 

What is Gynecomastia?

What is Gynecomastia?

  • Gynecomastia: Enlarged male breasts.
  • Gynecomastia: Excessive development of the breasts in males; usually the result of hormonal imbalance or treatment with certain drugs.
    Source - Diseases Database
  • Gynecomastia: excessive development of the breasts in males; usually the result of hormonal imbalance or treatment with certain drugs (including some antihypertensives).
    Source - WordNet 2.1

Gynecomastia: Introduction

Types of Gynecomastia:

Broader types of Gynecomastia:

How many people get Gynecomastia?

Prevalance of Gynecomastia: 15 million - 15% of adult men to some extent (unreliable estimate)
Prevalance Rate of Gynecomastia: approx 1 in 18 or 5.51% or 15 million people in USA [about data]

Who gets Gynecomastia?

Patient Profile for Gynecomastia: Mostly teenagers in puberty; also in older men; sometimes younger adult men.

How serious is Gynecomastia?

Prognosis of Gynecomastia: Excellent physical prognosis, mainly just social embarrassment. Often reduction after puberty.

What causes Gynecomastia?

Causes of Gynecomastia: see causes of Gynecomastia

What are the symptoms of Gynecomastia?

Symptoms of Gynecomastia: see symptoms of Gynecomastia

Duration of Gynecomastia: usually 6 months to 3 years (i.e. after puberty settles down)

Gynecomastia: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Gynecomastia.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Gynecomastia.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Gynecomastia: see treatments for Gynecomastia
Research for Gynecomastia: see research for Gynecomastia

Organs Affected by Gynecomastia:

Organs and body systems related to Gynecomastia include:

Name and Aliases of Gynecomastia

Main name of condition: Gynecomastia

Other names or spellings for Gynecomastia:

Male breast enlargement, Enlarged male breasts, gynecomaestia

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