May 21 2008
Got Man Boobs? Here is why.
Many men who experience breast growth are horrified by the prospect of enlarged breasts.
Most stop shirtless activities such as swimming completely.
Many are too embarrassed to ask for help.
Apparently this condition is a common one and in most cases, especially in young boys, it ends up resolving on its own.
The causes of growing man boobs, a condition known as gynecomastia, are mainly hormone and weight related.
Gaining too much weight and normal fluctuations of hormones, especially during puberty, are the main culprits.
The condition, other than inflicting loss of confidence and body image issues, is harmless and is treatable.
One way to treat it is to take a prescription estrogen blocker such as Tamoxifen.
The other is surgery.
Some twenty thousand American men, fourteen thousand of which are teenagers, had a breast reduction surgery in 2007.
