What's The Cause! Gynecoma!

[fed-up]

Hi, i went to see the local Gp last week - eventually after 8 years of Horror - im 20 now. & he confirmed that i had Gyne, and has recently reffered me to a plastic surgeon with the NHS. Anyway, i asked him what he thought the cause was - in which he said it was because i used to be overweight as a teenager. I was curious about hormone inbalance being the case as im always HORNY - so he's giving me a blood test next wednesday to see.

I was just curious as to what was the cause of other people's Gynecomastia? - many thanks

[moobius]

you may have higher natural testosterone and since test can be converted to estrogen, higher estrogen as well.  even with higher estrogen your higher test can keep you at a nice test:estrogen ratio but the mammary glands are sensitive to hormones and could still grow as a result of higher estrogen levels.

you could take a guess depending on: do you have a lot of facial/body hair, what is your fat distribution like? (pretty lean everywhere but maybe carry more in the chest/stomach/lovehandles?) or is it more in the thighs & ass (female pattern of distribution)? how's muscle tone & skin?

but blood tests will show definitively where all your levels are at.

[Stizzy]

does smoking pot really cause gyne? or is that another marijuana myth? is is purely genetic?

[moobius]

does smoking pot really cause gyne? or is that another marijuana myth? is is purely genetic?

smoking pot doesn't cause gyne. being a lazy ass and letting your physique go to shit on the other hand can be a contributing factor. i'd say genetics and then prescription meds, disease and possibly toxins in the environment are what cause it (via hormonal fluctuations).

[fed-up]

you may have higher natural testosterone and since test can be converted to estrogen, higher estrogen as well.  even with higher estrogen your higher test can keep you at a nice test:estrogen ratio but the mammary glands are sensitive to hormones and could still grow as a result of higher estrogen levels.

you could take a guess depending on: do you have a lot of facial/body hair, what is your fat distribution like? (pretty lean everywhere but maybe carry more in the chest/stomach/lovehandles?) or is it more in the thighs & ass (female pattern of distribution)? how's muscle tone & skin?

but blood tests will show definitively where all your levels are at.

Ye - i started puberty far earlier than the other kids my age - & i've been training for 3-4 years now & am pretty lean everywhere apart from my stomach & chest, my b/f% is 20%, -  my stomach's not really fat. Ill post a picture if it would help?

[AntiGyneProANDRoGyNE]

About the cause of gyno You have probably heard this a hundred times but:

It's caused by overgrowth of mammary glands (which can be caused by for example hormonal unbalance)
or pseudo-gyno is caused by fat and it isn't real gyno.

Being owerwight doesn't cause real gyno so your doc is wrong about that (unless he meant pseudo-gyno, which you don't have?).

But enough offtopic, my gyno is caused by mammary gland overgrowth + a bit of fat, I'm gonna go see my doc on monday/tuesday couse I'm sick of this (4-5 years already suffered) and I realised a few weeks ago that it's gynecomastia

[fed-up]

I really dont know what kind of gyne i have...... i have no lump behind my nipples, & it feels mostly fat, but in saying that i wouldnt know how to tell if its an enlarged gland,

Here's a pick - let me know what you think.

[Alfa]

Judging by the look, which is a lot like mine, I think it's mostly fat, but it could be gland also.

In my own case I can feel small lumps, but they are hard to find, but I suspect there might be some enlarged strands of gland. It feels like it's mostly fat but I can find like some sort of harder strand-like tissue also. In any case, I think most of the look comes from fat. I suspect that with more gland it would more like "puffy nipples" or something.

[Alfa]

By the way... I just read that gynecomastia could be determined by sort of pinching the boob and see if you find something that would feel like a firm and rubbery tissue. I've always thought of it as mostly fat, but I could be mistaken.

[fed-up]

Thanks for the reply ALPHA.... I'm currently trying to loose even more fat & build some muscle, to get the best body ready for the "BOOB JOB" 

[fed-up]

Sorry.....ALFA i ment!