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Gynecomastia Causes
Gynecomastia in teenagers – Breast tissue growth happens in men during three stages in the life span of an individual and they are infancy, adolescence and old age. When teenagers go through puberty and becomes sexually mature, there are a lot of hormonal changes including estrogen dominance for some time and this can cause development of breast tissue. Not all boys going through puberty will experience this but estimated 50% may develop breast tissue growth. This called pubertal or teenage gynecomastia.
Gynecomastiainadults– Men who are significantly overweight are very likely to feel some enlargement of their breast tissue. This is partly caused by fat tissue under the skin on the chest wall, and partly by true breast glandular tissue. Fat tissue anywhere in the body encourages formation of estrogen, and thus can lead to gynecomastia.
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Medications – Certain medicines can also cause Gynecomastia, medication like :
