I visited some medical websites and saw the list of symptoms associated with hypothyroidism. The only symptoms that I had were fatigue, weakness though I don't know myself if the degree of my fatigue is what they would call fatigue. Anyway, all the other symptoms were quite the opposite of what I have. So perhaps, the reports are inaccurate.
Further investigation required, not really sure much more can be said on that note.
I have one other disorder that may perhaps be associated with the endocrine system though I don't know for sure. I have hyperhydrosis. esp. Palmar hyperhydrosis. I heard somewhere that it may be caused due to something wrong in the thyroid gland. I'm not completely sure.
I am not aware of the condition that you have mentioned, so this is a question for your doctor and/or endocrinologist.
Anyway, I'll have to visit the doctor and listen to what he has to say. But, as I expected, the testosterone levels in my body are quite low. I'm 17 y/o now. Will increasing it artificially improve anything?
You need to know if the crucial free testosterone level is low or not, this can be via a reliable free testosterone test or via a guestimate based on total testosterone and SHBG.
You would not want to start replacing testosterone if you do not need it replacing. Your free testosterone level might be fine. Then again it might not be, it very much depends on your SHBG level.
If (big if at the moment) you are suffering from low or boarderline low free testosterone then you might wish to consider testosterone replacement with your endocrinologist. A low free testosterone level and/or a low free T3 level can account for fatigue, so you need these issues evaluated further.
Do you think that, in case I really suffer from hyperthyrodism as you say, there is a connection between it and gyne and also, is there a easy cure to it? <sigh>
I have not said that you have hypothyroidism, I have said if your free T3 level is low and off the bottom of the normal range as that test result indicates then that would point to hypothyroidism due to a lack of the free/active thyroid hormone. You need another set of thyroid function tests from a competent endocrinologist (along with the free testosterone and or SHBG test). Any diagnosis would need to be made by an endocrinologist.
Of note is that I said hypothyroidism, meaning a lack of adequate thyroxin and not hyperthyroidism, which results in too much thyroxin- big difference and two differing conditions with very different symptoms.
There are connections between all the conditions mentioned; low testosterone is an associated condition; 10% of all gynecomastia sufferers have underlying hypogonadism.
Hyperthyroidism, that is too much thyroxin (that is not indicated in your case if your pathology is correct) is an associated condition and an underlying condition in a very small percentage of gynecomastia cases.
And;
Hypothyroidism can indirectly cause gynecomastia by the fact that it promotes increases in adipose fat and this can help promote pseudogynecomastia.
Can you comment on the efficiency of medication in curing gyne where breasts have more of glandular tissue? Would it really work?
Differing medications have been used in controlled studies over the years in treating gynecomastia with differing success rates.
The nature of the studies means that the information has not always been very helpful as those studied were not separately treated with differing medications according to the aetiology of the given cases of gynecomastia. This means that each given set group of gynecomastia sufferers have tended to be treated with a given medication irrespective of their hormone pathology, or at least not had medication tailored to their given pathology and aetiology of the gynecomastia.
So we have seen dihydrotestosterone, Tamoxifen, Clomiphene, testosterone, Danazol studies etc.
Each has had differing success rates, but the numbers mean little.
For example if the cause of the gynecomastia is excess estradiol then an anti estrogen or a newer aromatase inhibitor is most likely going to provide a greater chance of reduction or resolution of gynecomastia. But in a man with elevated SHBG Danazol is more likely to offer hope, whereas a man with a low testosterone level and consequently low dihydrotestosterone might see a greater reduction in gynecomastia via dihydrotestosterone.
I could fish out numbers from controlled studies if you wish (let me know if you want that), but in all honesty it is a little irrelevant because it depends on what the underlying cause of the gynecomastia is.
The big problem with medications in the US are two fold.
1 You are unlikely to be offered any medication to help you get rid of the gynecomastia in the US. Testosterone will only be given out if you are hypogonadal to treat the hypogondism and it may help or make make the gynecomastia worse (differs person to person based on dosage and response). If you have hypothyroidism it may or may not help. The medications that would help will probably not be prescribed (they tend to be used more in Europe).
2 If you have had gynecomastia more than a year and a half it will have become fibrous and not/less responsive to endocrine altering medications.
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All this is jumping too far ahead in any case. You need to see an endocrinologist to further evaluate your situation.
If you need help in trying to find an endocrinologist in your area I might be able to help if you tell me the nearest city to where you live.
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