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Gynecomastia usually presents with bilateral involvement of the breast tissue but may occur unilaterally as well. [27] Diagnosis of men with breast enlargement can be evaluated using an algorithm. A review of the medications or substances an individual takes may reveal the cause of gynecomastia. [27]
In more than 90% of affected men, bicalutamide-related breast changes are mild-to-moderate in severity. [ 9 ] [ 35 ] [ 34 ] It is only rarely and in severe and extreme cases of gynecomastia that the proportions of the male breasts become so marked that they are comparable to those of women. [ 36 ]
The indication is an excess breast weight that exceeds approximately 3% of the total body weight. [3] There are varying definitions of what is considered to be excessive breast tissue, that is the expected breast tissue plus extraordinary breast tissue, ranging from as little as 0.6 kilograms (1.3 lb) up to 2.5 kilograms (5.5 lb) with most physicians defining macromastia as excessive tissue of ...
Grade 5, the form of PAIS with the greatest degree of androgen insensitivity, presents with a mostly female phenotype, including separate urethral and vaginal orifices, but also shows signs of slight masculinization including mild clitoromegaly and/or partial labial fusion. [1] [3]
Normal histology of the breast during lactation. Mammoplasia is the normal or spontaneous enlargement of human breasts. [1] Mammoplasia occurs normally during puberty and pregnancy in women, as well as during certain periods of the menstrual cycle.
Breast atrophy is the normal or spontaneous atrophy or shrinkage of the breasts. [1]Breast atrophy commonly occurs in women during menopause when estrogen levels decrease. [2] [3] [4] It can also be caused by hypoestrogenism and/or hyperandrogenism in women in general, [1] such as in antiestrogen treatment for breast cancer, in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), [5] [6] and in malnutrition such ...
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These diagnoses were used to describe a variety of mild defects in virilization; as a result, the phenotypes of some men who have been diagnosed as such are better described by PAIS (e.g. micropenis, hypospadias, and undescended testes), while others are better described by MAIS (e.g. isolated male infertility or gynecomastia).