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  2. Gynecomastia - Wikipedia

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    Gynecomastia is the most common benign disorder of the male breast tissue and affects 35% of men, being most prevalent between the ages of 50 and 69. [5] [9] It is normal for up to 70% of adolescent boys to develop gynecomastia to some degree. [6] Of these, 75% resolve within two years of onset without treatment. [10]

  3. Chest reconstruction - Wikipedia

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    A patient six days after having top surgery. Chest reconstruction surgery candidates desire a flat chest, which may or may not include masculinization. These candidates may include cisgender men with gynecomastia; transgender men who are medically transitioning and have chest dysphoria; and non-binary people with breasts. [15]

  4. America’s Most Admired Lawbreaker - The Huffington Post

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    Had those boys not been removed, the percentage of all boys with gynecomastia would have been 4.5 percent: 22 cases out of 489 boys. A J&J witness in a case brought by a boy who had developed male breasts later attempted to offer a rationale for including the original denominator, but even one of the doctors involved in the study would later ...

  5. America’s Most Admired Lawbreaker - The Huffington Post

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    Once Sheller figured out the medical term, gynecomastia, and then how to spell it, he tried, he says, “to read everything I could.” Gynecomastia was on the way to becoming one of his causes. It was during this time, while taping a television show talking about the evils of pharmaceuticals that Sheller met psychiatrist Joseph Glenmullen.

  6. Partial androgen insensitivity syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Exogenous testosterone supplementation in unaffected men can produce various unwanted side effects, including prostatic hypertrophy, polycythemia, gynecomastia, hair loss, acne, and the suppression of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis, resulting in the reduction of gonadotropins (i.e., luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone ...

  7. Male bra - Wikipedia

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    A compression vest or gynecomastia vest is a specialized compression garment for men with gynecomastia, a condition characterized by the development of breast tissues in males. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The estimates of those with the condition are presented as a range "because the definition of gynecomastia varies and the method of surveying varies."

  8. Breast binding - Wikipedia

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    Cisgender men afflicted with gynecomastia may find cause to bind as a means to control the appearance of breasts, during the wait before surgery or as an alternative to surgery. [14] Some apparel companies (such as Underworks) make compression shirts for cisgender men that provide the same result as a breast binder. [23]

  9. Thelarche - Wikipedia

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    It is the stage at which male and female breasts differentiate due to variance in hormone levels; however, some males have a condition in which they develop breasts, termed gynecomastia. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Thelarche typically occurs between the ages of 8 and 13 years with significant variation between individuals.