Author Topic: The Difference between Wikipedia in English and German on Gynecomastia and Bras  (Read 656 times)

Offline gotgyne

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In the German article on gynecomastia is a chapter "Linderung von Beschwerden" (Alleviation of Discomfort):
"In the case of pronounced gynecomastia, complaints such as mastodynia (feeling of pressure, pain in the breast), hypersensitivity of the nipples or skin irritation in the breast crease can occur. The movement of the tissue is also often experienced as unpleasant. During sports, this movement of the tissue can lead to severe pain. Compression shirts or bras (especially a sports bra) can provide relief in these cases."
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https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyn%C3%A4komastie#Linderung_von_Beschwerden

In the English article there is no such chapter and absolutely no recommendation for men to wear a bra to alleviate pain or other discomfort.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gynecomastia

The same with the article on bras. In German there is about "mediacal aspects":
"Wearing a supportive bra is recommended for large breasts and motion sequences with continuous, strong and jerky loads, as can occur during jogging or many ball sports. The support should prevent permanent stretching of the pectoral retinacula, which can lead to irreversible sagging of the breast. A special sports bra can reduce the stress on the breast tissue to about 25%, whereas when wearing a T-shirt bra, the stress is still 62%.[19] Men with pronounced gynecomastia can achieve pain relief by wearing a bra; the stress on the breast tissue can be greatly reduced."
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https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%BCstenhalter#Medizinische_Aspekte

In the English article on bras this is missing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bra

It seems that the German contributors know the problems of men with breasts but the English don't or are too shy to address this topic.
A bra is just an article of clothing for people with breasts.

Offline taxmapper

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Actually the English version, is set up by little morons who don't want to offend anyone and wants to hide information. 

This is the result of "fact checking" that is played out. 



Offline HeldUp

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Puritans gonna puritan.

Interesting to see the contributors add that to the Auf Deutsch side of Wikipedia. Thanks for sharing!


 

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