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 17 and am 6foot 1 with a 28 inch waste and weigh 10stone and am very active and not at all over weight but i still have lumps under my nipples which have got bigger over the last year or 2! and they are ruining my life ! i feel so embaressed and always where thick tops to cover them up! is there anything i can do to help get rid of them? please please help me !
hey im 14
i have 2 lumps under both nipples and have had them for a while
my nipples a puffy when im hot
i want to know when these lumps will go away and will i loose a bit if my man boobs when they are gone.
hello im 13 and i have man boobs but thay feel diffrent to my fat i no im over wait i exisize i eat well but i dont seem to lose it and it has got to a poit were im grtting bullied for my man boobs
hello
i am writing to say is there anyway of getting rid of this because it is really ruining my life it is emmbaresing PLEASE HELP
hi im 13 years old and i also have man boobs like evereone else who commented i just wanted to know will they ever get strong and muscular? and CAN THIS BE GENETIC?
Hi Im 22 and very fit I work out everyday on my chest at the gym I healthily everyday and do about an hour cardio and two hours muscle and chest excersies. Im about 5.11 and way just under 12 stone. but i still seem to have man boobs Pleas help
Hi I'm 13 and I am begining to get slightly overweight and am beging to worry about my man boobs because it'd effecting my evryday life because I am so paranoid about people staring or looking at me not to mention a I am beginig to get bullied about them I will do whatever possible not to go swimming or take my shirt for whatever reason I know exercise will help but I'm not quite sure what sort of thing to do so please help me!!
im 14 years old and i have had man boobs for nearly 3 years now.they seem to just be lumpy and i have been told it would go away after a few years but they haven't and they prevent me from doing some things.i really need some advice.
Hi .. Im 15 years old and i have quite puffy nipples, i havent ever been fat because i used to play alot of football from the age of 7 up untill 15 when i quite due to boredom. I put on a little weight because i dont excercise as much as i did but i still wouldnt stay i was fat .. just a little chubby.
So im 15 and a little chubby with puffy nipples .. what do i do ?
Thanks.
I'm 16 years of age, nearly 17 and i have man boobs, all through out high school i have been bullied or picked on, because of how i am. And when its is hot i always wear a coat beacuse of how i am, and i dont like going out in just a T-Shirt, because you can see them when i wear a T-Shirt. Please what advice could you give me? Thank You
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