Conditions
Gynaecomastia
Ask any teenage boy if he’d like a pair of breasts for the day and the response will probably be a resounding “yes!” This will usually be followed by an enthusiastic and all too detailed account of how the day would pan out with his new bosoms. But for teenage boys whose physical appearance really is defined by this curvy feminine feature, the embarrassment far outweighs the novelty. Gynaecomastia (more commonly known as ‘man boobs’) is a common condition where tender breast tissue grows under the nipples. It is usually caused by an imbalance of hormones during puberty and usually disappears without treatment within a couple of years. ‘False gynecomastia’ is when men and boys develop breasts as a result of too much fat on their chest, which is usually helped by losing weight, through a combination of healthy eating and regular exercise.
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hi im 21 and have had man boobs since i was about 13 and there still there and i have got quite a belly as well so not sure if there just fat is there any certain excerises i can do to get rid off them ?
im nearly 17, and used to have quite big ones. i still find it hard when i look at myself, as im not big at all, just my chest is bigger to me than other boys seems..dont worry lads, they do go down though after a while..try going to the gym and eating healthy foods instead of pigging out at the local chinese/chippy etc lol. my self-esteem went way down when i couldnt take my top off for my girlfriend. i getting used to the new me though, and although i still excersize regularly, im not as self-consciece anymore.
im am 25 and last year i felt a hard lump in my left nipple and it was extreamly painfull i went to my local gp and they said it was nothing to worry about they gave me ibuprofen and that didnt do anything i went back and i dont think they realy want to help me. someone said they had same problem and used tamoxifen and it went away so they gave me a box and lump went as did the pain but now has come back can u give me some advice please would realy aprciate it thanks.
I had man boobs since i was 13 and im 15 and there still big and also my buttocks is still big and its embrassing and i really dont know what to do because im the only one in my year with man boobs and big buttocks and i feel depressed about so i really do alot of excerises like bastketball football even badminton and its not going down one bit ever since so please some tell me what am i suppose to do?????
hi iam 19 year old man and i have a big man boos,i do,t know how can i get red off them.
hi im 16 and i have man boobs, there are very strange as the rest of my body is tonned, i also have painfull hard lums behind my niples, also my nipples have grown, i can lay down on my chest as they are very tender. also if i hit them or something hits them it hurts alot!
what do i do, is this normal
im 13 years old i have had man boobs since the age of about 9 and they havent dissapered or gone down this really keeps my self confedence down and i get embarest when i change for pe or when it shows in my clothes what do i do ?
I am 18 and i've had man boobs since i was 14, i am athletic with hardly which makes them stand out more. One thing about them which i have never heard any one mention is that they disapear when i am in a cold surrounding and get goosebumps and only sometimes when iam sexual arroused. So i guess what i am realy wondering is if its Gynaecomastia i have or something else.
hi i am Anthony and i just turned 13 and i have had man boobs since i was 6 and i love sports i do a lot of fitness workouts i am have been the same weight for 2 years. I have been trying to loose weight for 3 years so….........
CAN SOME ONE HELP ME GET READ OF MY MAN BOOBSim 16, i will call myself obese and have man boobs but even when i lost a lot of weight the boobs didnt move. plz help :{
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