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A. Clinical and Biochemical Phenotype of Adolescent Males with Gynecomastia

Objective: Gynecomastia is defined as a benign proliferation of male breast glandular tissue. Its prevalence during puberty varies between 50-60%...

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Aromatase up-regulation, insulin and raised intracellular oestrogens in men, induce adiposity, metabolic syndrome and prostate disease, via aberrant ER-α and GPER signalling.

For some years now, reduced testosterone levels have been related to obesity, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, benign...

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Leptin levels in boys with pubertal gynecomastia.

Background: It has been reported that there is a relationship between circulating leptin and sex steroid hormones and leptin is...

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Exposure to phthalates: reproductive outcome and children health. A review of epidemiological studies.

Phthalates are a family of industrial chemicals that have been used for a variety of purposes. As the potential consequences...

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Low-dose BPA exposure alters the mesenchymal and epithelial transcriptomes of the mouse fetal mammary gland.

Exposure of rodent fetuses to low doses of the endocrine disruptor bisphenol A (BPA) causes subtle morphological changes in the...

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The male mammary gland: a target for the xenoestrogen bisphenol A.

Males of some strains of mice retain their mammary epithelium even in the absence of nipples. Here, we have characterized...

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Estrogens in the wrong place at the wrong time: Fetal BPA exposure and mammary cancer.

Iatrogenic gestational exposure to diethylstilbestrol (DES) induced alterations of the genital tract and predisposed individuals to develop clear cell carcinoma...

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Prepubertal gynecomastia and chronic lavender exposure: report of three cases.

Introduction: Prepubertal gynecomastia is a rare condition characterized by the growth of breast tissue in males as a consequence of...

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Gynecomastia: Etiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment.

Gynecomastia is a relatively common disorder. Its causes range from benign physiological processes to rare neoplasms. In order to properly...

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