Other names: gynecomastia
Basis of mammary glands is based both females and males, but males normally grow because its growth is stimulated by these hormones, and breast and healthy men can only increase the storage of fat during weight gain.
If the breast enlargement in men, it is the result of hormonal imbalances and to look for the cause.This condition is technically called gynaecomastia.
In boys, during puberty is mild breast enlargement and normal itself away after some time, but if the magnification or greater appear at a later time, it is appropriate to perform a medical examination and determination of blood hormone.
When gynecomastia occurs from puberty, it may be for some congenital diseases such as Klinefelter syndrome.
Gynecomastia can also be caused by overproduction of the hormone prolactin, certainmedications and tumors, liver disease. Sometimes the cause is found.
The enlarged gland can be surgically removed, or to treat the underlying disease that caused gynecomastia.
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