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Who would think that a simple game of Shirts and Skins could bring terror to a young boy s heart?This ordinary childhood ritual can feel like a fate worse than death for a boy with Gynecomastia, and in some cases, a game like this can put a boy in real danger.Gynecomastia, the development of breast tissue in a male, can range from pea-sized to fully developed breast.The inability of the liver to process all of testosterone in the bloodstream causes the excess to be converted to estrogen.Some estimate it happens to 90% of boys to some degree.For most, it dissolves once the hormones stabilize and the liver adjusts to the new levels. For a certain percentage of males, the hormone stabilization happens later and the growth of breast tissue is obvious and permanent, causing for many severe emotional harm and often a lifetime of body self-consciousness. This self-consciousness will prevent them from feeling normal and may stop them from participating in many of the rites of becoming a man. There is no agreement as to what percentage of boys develops Gynecomastia and in what percentage it does not go away.Gynecomastia in and of itself is a benign condition.However, it does signal that there are other things going on in the body.Hypothyroidism, Klinefelter Syndrome, Gilberts syndrome, Hepatitis, alcoholism, are common causes of gynecomastia.The increase of obesity in adults and children has also contributed to the epidemic.In recent years, prescription medications including Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, the SSRIs, acid reflux drugs, and prostate drugs are causing a wave of adult onset Gynecomastia that impacts men around the world.This condition is destroying childhoods, self-confidence and the lives of men and boys.Gynecomastia.org gets 100,000 hits per month; men, boys, and parents look there for answers and support.Most have never heard of this condition until their family doctor identifies it.Often that doctor is unaware of the cause and ... Read more

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For Us Moob Males!
This author is juggling a lot of JUGS, if you know what I mean.He's trying to speak to males who "develop" when they are young and when they are old; those who want their endowments chopped off and those who embrace them; those who are going through a phase and those who will be endowed forever without surgery.He's really trying to address the countless people who have their own myriad perspectives.I thank him for trying to embrace all readers, but this book does have a scant, scrapbook-ish feel that many serious readers may not like.This book is filled with males who wear sweaters to hide their endowments, but for me, sweaters are what make them stand out, so I wear vests for concealment.This book also quotes countless men who say they avoid romantic unions because they don't want others to see their set-up, but I would think moobs are not a reason to actively choose celibacy.Mr. Happy Downstairs still has his needs and priorities.

One of the author's largest goals is to tell moob males that they are not alone.Like a lot of LGBT youth in the closet have valiantly testified, moob males think it's only them.I feel that same way too.One thin guy in junior high had them and one of the men shown in prison in the film "Slam" had them, but I've never seen any other male besides myself with them.Then again, the author says 90% of other people don't notice and many moobs don't last forever.But if a teenaged male had bigger-than-norm nipples or a senior citizen had sagging pecks, I would not include them with us stand-out moob men.I really wish this book could have had a historical section speaking about famous men and how they addressed their moobs.

Again, the book emphasizes, "You are not alone."With speak of "A-levels" and "mates," the interviewees for this book are not all Americans.That's great that this book gives space to English-speaking moob men across the globe.However, when one has to find a person all the way in other countries to come out as a moob man, it breaks the idea that moob males are everywhere.Also, in nations with universal healthcare, perhaps surgery would be covered or given at a reduced price.

Speaking of price, the author lists all kinds of tricks to get insurance to cover the surgery, but I get the sense that if a male wants it, he's going to have to cough up loot for the operation.The author never says how much it costs and I imagine that many men would give up the idea of surgery if it were too expensive.I wish the author would have said more about Klinefelter's Syndrome as well.

This book is not going to win any awards.Still, I'm glad someone made a book about a matter that is very important to us males that have moobs.This book is a good starting place for males of our kind.The book tries to speak to parents, partners, and coaches of moob males, but I think a moob male might be insulted if he got this book as a gift or saw a loved one reading it and staring in his direction.Perhaps, I should applaud the book for bringing up something that so many people, even men in the group, want to keep hidden or silent. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Skin & Allergy News, published by Thomson Gale on March 1, 2007. The length of the article is 560 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Gynecomastia tied to essential oils.(Dermatologic Therapy)
Author: Mary Ann Moon
Publication: Skin & Allergy News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 38Issue: 3Page: 25(1)

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This is a 3-in-1 reference book. It gives a complete medical dictionary covering hundreds of terms and expressions relating to gynecomastia. It also gives extensive lists of bibliographic citations. Finally, it provides information to users on how to update their knowledge using various Internet resources. The book is designed for physicians, medical students preparing for Board examinations, medical researchers, and patients who want to become familiar with research dedicated to gynecomastia.If your time is valuable, this book is for you. First, you will not waste time searching the Internet while missing a lot of relevant information. Second, the book also saves you time indexing and defining entries. Finally, you will not waste time and money printing hundreds of web pages.Download Description
This is a 3-in-1 reference book. It gives a complete medical dictionary covering hundreds of terms and expressions relating to gynecomastia. It also gives extensive lists of bibliographic citations. Finally, it provides information to users on how to update their knowledge using various Internet resources. The book is designed for physicians, medical students preparing for Board examinations, medical researchers, and patients who want to become familiar with research dedicated to gynecomastia. If your time is valuable, this book is for you. First, you will not waste time searching the Internet while missing a lot of relevant information. Second, the book also saves you time indexing and defining entries. Finally, you will not waste time and money printing hundreds of web pages. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Skin & Allergy News, published by International Medical News Group on February 1, 2002. The length of the article is 875 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Gynecomastia in HIV+ men rarely cancerous. (Exclude Endocrinologic Causes).
Author: Mary Ann Moon
Publication: Skin & Allergy News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 1, 2002
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 33Issue: 2Page: 40(1)

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This up-to-date electronic book on CD-ROM provides the best collection available anywhere of official Federal government information and documents on the subject of breast diseases, breast implants, and fibrocystic disease, and gynecomastia. This CD-ROM uses next-generation search technology that allows complete indexing and makes all files on the disc fully searchable. For patients, practical information is provided in clearly written patient education documents. For medical professionals, doctor reference tools and texts have detailed technical information and clinical background material.

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Our CD-ROMs are privately-compiled collections of official public domain U.S. government files and documents - they are not produced by the federal government. They are designed to provide a convenient user-friendly reference work, utilizing the benefits of the Acrobat format to uniformly present thousands of pages that can be rapidly reviewed or printed without untold hours of tedious searching and downloading. This book-on-a-disc makes a superb reference work and educational tool for patients and their families, physicians, and other medical professionals. (Information on this CD-ROM is NOT a substitute for professional medical advice; of course, readers are urged to consult with a professional health care provider for any suspected illness.) ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Pediatric News, published by Thomson Gale on March 1, 2007. The length of the article is 564 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Lavender, tea tree oils may cause gynecomastia.(Clinical Rounds)
Author: Mary Ann Moon
Publication: Pediatric News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 41Issue: 3Page: 46(1)

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This digital document is a journal article from Environmental Research, published by Elsevier in . The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Genital malformations constitute the most common birth defects in man and domestic animals and occur frequently in males since the participation of many genes is required for sex differentiation to proceed in the male direction. The precise dose, timing, and coordination needed for their expression add to the proneness of various stages in male sex differentiation to external influences. The emerging insight, through the identification of genes involved in the sex differentiation cascade, is that over 85% of sex anomalies in human and domestic animal populations are not attributable to chromosome aberrations or to mutations in a known gene. Since a majority of severely malformed individuals are incapable of reproduction, the high rates of these defects have to be results either of new mutations or of collaboration of environmental factors with genes. Increase in specific malformations in domestic animals often indicates increased concentration of liability genes brought together in the conceptus by inbreeding. However, in human populations where inbreeding is not the norm such increases may reflect environment-induced new mutations or interaction of environmental agents with hormone-sensitive genes. This review summarizes the information currently available on the genetics of major events in male sex differentiation and briefly discusses the collaborative role that environment may play in disrupting different components of this process. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Winnipeg Free Press, published by Thomson Gale on September 20, 2007. The length of the article is 529 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Full-figured guys OK with beer belly, but not man boobs.(Health)
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication: Winnipeg Free Press (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 20, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Page: a12

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