What is gynecomastia? What are the causes and symptoms of gynecomastia? How to diagnose and treatment of gynecomastia? Answers to these questions you will find in the article.
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Gynecomastia
Gynecomastia - an increase in milk gloomy in men, sometimes
accompanied by lactation (breeding). Arises as a result of hormonal
disorders and manifests itself by the growth of breast fabric in men.
Physiological gynecomastia:
- Newborn
- Teenage gynecomastia (more often one-sided, disappears independently)
- Elder gynecomastia (almost always bilateral)
True gynecomastia: observed at different states when the balance between
Male and female sex hormones.
False gynecomastia: An increase in the size of dairy glasses due to redundant development
adipose tissue.
Gynecomastia, causes and symptoms
Newborn, physiological gynecomastia is connected with the influence of maternal hormones penetrating through
placenta; Passes in a few days / weeks. During puberty
The boys 12-15 years have caused by the high secretion of female sex hormones. Street
GNo vastity (after 65 years) is associated with a decrease in the products of men's genital hormones.
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True gynecomastia. Improving the content of female sex hormones -
excessive products of tumors (eggs, liver, lungs, etc.);
Insufficient processing in the liver (cirrhosis, chronic hepatitis, others
liver diseases); The use of drugs containing
Women's hormones or possessing hormone-like action (internship,
Anabolics, estrogens), increased thyroid fucked, deficiency
Male sex hormones (with genetic deviations, during injuries
Eggs, orchitis, irradiation, drug-conditioned - Cimetidine,
Spironolactone, Furosemide, Diazepams, Anticancer preparations,
Resern, Verapamil, Teophylline).
- The cause of gynecomastia, developing after fasting, consider the resumption
secretion of hormones and reducing the processing of hormones in starvation.
- Idiopathic gynecomastia. In some cases, the reason to find out is not possible.
Manifestations of gynecomastia:
- An increase in dairy glasses (or one gland); possible their seal, less often - allocation
Secret, redness of the skin over the iron. Under node form is determined by more
Dense plot with noncipe contours, as a rule - single.
- Teenage gynecomastia appears at the age of 12-15 years. Usually it has
Little dense nodal disappearing for 1-2 years. Possible diseases
and the allocation of the secret from the breast ducts.
- Signs of liver damage (more often than alcoholic cirrhosis).
- Signs of thyroid disease.
- Manifestations of a malignant tumor secreting hormones (manifestations depend
from the type of tumor).
How to diagnose gynecomastia
The diagnosis of gynecomastia is carried out by a surgeon or an endocrineologist.
- Blood test for choriogonadotropin, testosterone, literinization hormone,
Estradiol, prolactin.
- Functional samples of the liver.
- Other studies - according to the testimony (study of the function of the thyroid gland,
Chromosomal analysis, ultrasound, mammography, biopsy, etc.).
How is the treatment of gynecomastia
To eliminate the use of marijuana.
- Cancellation of the medicinal product that caused gynecomastia.
- If gynecomastia arose due to obesity, a diet is shown contributing to
Normalization of body weight.
- With teenage gynecomastia, it is enough to increase exercise.
- With nodal forms of gynecomastia in adulthood preferably
surgery.
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Conservative treatment of gynecomastia can be effective in the first 4
month from the beginning of the disease. In the middle stage of development
Diseases (4-12 months) Conservative treatment rarely gives effect, and
It is ineffective after the year of its existence. The task is conservative
Treatment is to shift the hormonal balance towards increasing
Level of men's genital hormones. Pretty effective in treatment
Gynecomastia Danazole. Side Effects, such as body weight improvement,
acne, swelling, nausea, muscle spasms limit use
This drug.
- Surgical treatment of gynecomastia
appointed in all cases when conservative treatment is not shown
or did not give effect. In adolescence surgical treatment
prescribed only two years after the development of the disease, since
This period can still be hoped for independent recovery. At
The presence of very pronounced gynecomastia even in adolescence
Surgical treatment is shown. The purpose of the operation is to restore
Normal breast contour.
Physiological gynecomastia passes without treatment. Canceling drugs that caused
Gynecomastia, leads to a decrease in the size of dairy glasses. In other cases
Forecast and outcome depend on the cause of the disease. Diffuse gynecomastia is not
Risk factor for cancer.
Gynecomastia, leads to a decrease in the size of dairy glasses. In other cases
Forecast and outcome depend on the cause of the disease. Diffuse gynecomastia is not
Risk factor for cancer.
