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Causes of Enlarged Male Breasts
Gynecomastia Causes
The causes of male breast enlargement range from hormonal changes, to medications, to genetic predisposition. In fact, it is not uncommon for healthy teenage boys, usually around 14 years of age, to have this problem for 1 to 2 years. The cause is hormonal and usually goes away after puberty.
The reality is that most patients do not have a defined cause for their gynecomastia. Simply put, they just have it. That’s the way they are. This does not mean, however, this is how they have to stay.
The most common defined causes of gynecomastia in Dr. Cruise’s practice are:
- Excess body fat
Increased body fat often concentrates in the breast tissue. In addition, excess fat causes the body to have increased estrogens in the blood which, in turn, causes breast tissue to grow, -
Anabolic steroid use
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Medications
Especially Avadart, Propecia, and many of the pro-hormones taken to increase muscle mass, and -
Elevated levels of estrogen or a high ratio of estrogen to testosterone.
Anabolic steroids are a common cause of gynecomastia
Note: Gynecomastia caused by excess fat is technically defined as pseudo-gynecomastia. True gynecomastia is defined by having an excess of glandular breast tissue.
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