Gynecomastia

Gynecomastia: Introduction

Gynecomastia: Enlarged male breasts. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Gynecomastia is available below.

Symptoms of Gynecomastia

• Enlarged male breasts
• Male breast tenderness
• more symptoms...»

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Gynecomastia:

• Menopause: Related Home Testing:
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  • Home FSH Hormone Tests
  • Home Osteoporosis Testing
• Vaginal Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Vaginal Infection Tests
  • Home Vaginal PH Tests
  • Home Yeast Infection Tests
  • Home Candida Kits
  • Home Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Test Kits
  • Home Bladder Test Kits
• Breast Cancer: Related Home Tests:
  • Home Breast Cancer Test Kits
  • Home Breast Lump Detection
• more tests...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Gynecomastia

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Wrongly Diagnosed with Gynecomastia?

• Misdiagnosis of Gynecomastia
• Failure to diagnose Gynecomastia
• Hidden causes of Gynecomastia (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Gynecomastia

Gynecomastia: Medical Mistakes

• Breast Cancer -- Health Mistakes
• Women's Health Mistakes:
  • Womens Health -- Health Mistakes
  • Contraception -- Health Mistakes
  • Fertility -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

Gynecomastia: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available for Gynecomastia:

• Mom & Baby
• Pregnancy
• Womens Health
• more product offers...»

Gynecomastia: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Women's Reproductive Health: diseases that are commonly undiagnosed:
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • PCOS -- Undiagnosed
  • Chlamydia -- Undiagnosed
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Cervical Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Breast Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • more ...»
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Gynecomastia

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Gynecomastia: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Pregnancy & Fertility Health Specialists:
  • Maternal & Fetal Medicine
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
  • Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
• Womens Health Specialists:
  • Gynecological Oncology
• more specialists...»

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• Research local specialists including ratings, affiliations, and sanctions.

Hospitals & Clinics: Gynecomastia

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Gynecomastia:

• Womens Health -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

Hospital & Clinic quality ratings » »

Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Gynecomastia, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Gynecomastia: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Women's Reproductive Health -- rare types of diseases:
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Rare Types
  • PCOS -- Rare Types
  • Chlamydia -- Rare Types
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Rare Types
  • Cervical Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Breast Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Rare Types
  • more ...»
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Gynecomastia

• 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
• more causes...»

See full list of 55 causes of Gynecomastia

More information about causes of Gynecomastia:

• Medications, drugs, or substances causing Gynecomastia (36 listings)
• Underlying causes of Gynecomastia
• Gynecomastia as a complication caused by other conditions
• Gynecomastia as a symptom

Treatments for Gynecomastia

• 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
• more treatments...»

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Latest Treatments for Gynecomastia

• Danazol
• Tamoxifen
• Testosterone
• Clomiphen
• Biopsy
• more treatments...»

See full list of 6 latest treatments for Gynecomastia

News Archives for Gynecomastia

Medical news articles related to Gynecomastia include:

• Testosterone Injections Offer Hope for Male Contraceptive
• Breast Self-Exam Rates Go Up With Counseling
• Soy May Not Lead to Denser Breasts
• What's That Smell? Ask a Woman, Not a Man
• Genetic Finding May Lead to Male Contraceptive
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

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Patient Surveys for Gynecomastia

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Prognosis for Gynecomastia

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

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Reseach about Gynecomastia

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Clinical Trials for Gynecomastia

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Gynecomastia include:

• Open Label Arimidex in Gynecomastia - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Anastrozole (ARIMIDEX™)
• more trials...»

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Statistics for Gynecomastia

• Medical statistics for Gynecomastia
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Gynecomastia
• Death and Mortality statistics for Gynecomastia
• Society statistics for Gynecomastia

Gynecomastia: Broader Related Topics

• Breast conditions
• Adolescent conditions
• Male-only conditions
• more types...»

Types of Gynecomastia

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Definitions of Gynecomastia:

Excessive development of the breasts in males; usually the result of hormonal imbalance or treatment with certain drugs. - (Source - Diseases Database)

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)