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Endocrine & MetabolicMild
Gynaecomastia
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery · Endocrine & Metabolic
Mild
Severity
Common — affects a substantial proportion of boys during puberty and a meaningful proportion of older men
Prevalence
No
Contagious
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Specialist
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🔬Causes & Risk Factors
- 1Results from a relative excess of estrogen compared to testosterone
- 2which can occur naturally during hormonal shifts in infancy
- 3puberty
- 4and aging
- 5or secondary to conditions such as liver disease
- 6kidney failure
- 7hyperthyroidism
- 8or testicular tumours. Certain medications
- 9including some used for prostate conditions
- 10anti-anxiety drugs
- 11and anabolic steroids
- 12as well as alcohol and marijuana use
- 13are also recognized contributors.
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