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Gynecomastia has psychosocial implications that may be particularly challenging for adolescents who are experiencing physical maturation and self-identity formation, which includes body image disturbances, negative attitudes towards eating, self-esteem problems, social withdrawal, anxiety, and shame. [25]
Adipomastia, also known colloquially as fatty breasts, [2] is a condition defined as an excess of skin and/or a flat layer of adipose tissue (that doesn't protude like female breasts) in the breasts without true gynecomastia. [1] [3] [4] It is commonly present in men with obesity, and is particularly apparent in men who have undergone massive ...
Mammoplasia can be an effect or side effect of various drugs, including estrogens, [2] [13] antiandrogens such as spironolactone, [14] cyproterone acetate, [15] bicalutamide, [16] [17] and finasteride, [18] [19] growth hormone, [20] [21] and drugs that elevate prolactin levels such as D 2 receptor antagonists like antipsychotics (e.g ...
Hypergonadotropic hypogonadism (HH), also known as primary or peripheral/gonadal hypogonadism or primary gonadal failure, is a condition which is characterized by hypogonadism which is due to an impaired response of the gonads to the gonadotropins, follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH), and in turn a lack of sex steroid production. [1]
Aromatase inhibitors (AIs) are a class of drugs used in the treatment of breast cancer in postmenopausal women and in men, [1] [2] and gynecomastia in men. They may also be used off-label to reduce estrogen conversion when supplementing testosterone exogenously. They may also be used for chemoprevention in women at high risk for breast cancer.
The irregular eating patterns and potential nutritional deficiencies can cause hormonal imbalances, particularly in insulin and testosterone levels, which may contribute to menstrual irregularities. Furthermore, the psychological stress associated with bulimia nervosa can activate the HPA axis, leading to elevated cortisol levels that can ...
Spironolactone can cause breast pain and breast enlargement in women. [ 128 ] [ 129 ] This is "probably because of estrogenic effects on target tissue." [ 111 ] At low doses, breast tenderness has been reported in only 5% of women, but at high doses, it has been reported in up to 40% of women.
Symptoms of the condition in women may consist of menstrual irregularities, amenorrhea, abnormal vaginal bleeding, and enlargement of the uterus and breasts. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It may also present as isosexual precocity in children [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and as hypogonadism , gynecomastia , feminization , impotence , and loss of libido in males. [ 3 ]