What is Gynecomastia?
The word Gynecomastia comes from two Greek words, Gyne meaning Woman and Mastos which means breast. A loose translation would be "woman like breasts". They are also know as steroid breasts or bitch tits as some people unkindly call them.
Gynecomastia actually describes a condition whereby breast tissue builds up in a males chest creating what appear to be female breasts. These breasts can be quite tender and sensitive.
The condition Gynecomastia is very common in adolescent boys, however, in about 90% of these cases, the condition disappears naturally as their adolescence follows it's course.
For the remaining 10% though, it remains and can be quite a social handicap causing significant psychological damage to the
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