[Feminizing syndrome and gynecomastia in males].
Gynecomastia is one of the common symptoms of feminizing syndrome in males. Causes of feminizing syndrome are considered the increase of serum level of estrogen, prolactin, LH and hCG and testosterone deficiency. The condition of gynecomastia was commonly silent. Gynecomastia is classified three groups those are physiological, pathological and ideopathic gynecomastia. Physiological gynecomastia was reported to break out healthy males. Ideopathic gynecomastia is the main cause in medicine. Characterization of pathological gynecomastia are known side effect of drugs, testosterone deficiency and increased estrogen production. Gynecomastia is making satisfactory progress by treatment of the causes, but long term of the history merely have need resection.
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Department of Geriatric Medicine, Osaka University Medical School.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005262:Feminization / Q000188:drug therapy; D006177:Gynecomastia / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged