Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Contributing factors behind Gynecomastia

By Caleb Lee


Whether we realize it or not, the fact remains that the diseases we hear of these days were unheard of even in the times of our parents, leave alone our grandparents. Sure enough, many of these modern day diseases are the result of our unhealthy life style which has varied and unexpected repercussions.

There have been many instances in the past where the reason of some strange disease has been traced back, whether directly or indirectly, to the pollution into which the world is plunging with each passing day. However, this is also causing physiological problems due to which some unknown diseases are coming to the forefront and numbers of unknown diseases are becoming quite common among men. The problem of man boobs is becoming common day by day.

Gynecomastia, the scientific name of man boobs, is thus surfacing rapidly causing grave attention of the medical science practitioners. For the occurrence of Gynecomastia among men, they suffer from a physical disorder that causes unnatural development of chest muscle. This disease also pushes men into awkward social situations along with various types of physical discomforts. As found from various researches, this disease is caused by a complex medical inadequacy in human body. Though the specific reason behind this disease is still to be discovered, but there is a range of probable reasons that are occasionally used to explain its occurrence.

One of the well known reasons recognized by most of the medical practitioners is the deficiency in proper male hormonal functioning. Oestrogen is regarded as the main hormone in developing breasts among women. The main active hormone here, in case of men, is known as testosterone.

But what causes man boobs or the disease Gynecomastia in man is that a time occurs when the body starts producing oestrogen more than testosterone. This can occur in various ways - by some kind of medication, which does not suit the body, some kind of chronic kidney disease, increased amount of estrogen in serum, chronic liver disease, decrease in the production of testosterone by the body and others.

It is also evident from various past instances that Gynecomastia may occure due to serious physical injury, for example a severe damage at spinal cord. Though diverse studies and researches have been organized to identify the specific cause of Gynecomastia, but still much is left undiscovered.

Man boobs can be caused as an after-effect of some diseases, such as hypothalamus or the pituitary glands, genetic diseases like Klinefelter, Kennedy disease and others. This can also be caused due to repeated use of products containing tea tree oils or lavender. Often, obesity is considered the main reason behind the occurrence of the disease gynecomastia or man boobs.

There are various types of medications for Gynecomastia or man boobs. These include the use of several types of medicines, which can make the flow of hormone normal within a man?s body. Exercise is also an option, where obesity is the main cause. However, operation and liposuction still remains a favorite with the patients of man boobs who wish to get rid of the disease as soon as possible.

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