age 22 with gyno? psuedo? hormone problem?

[worriedly]

Hello, I wanted to gather some opinions, judging by some of these pictures what is wrong with me.  I have had this problem since puberty, maybe even earlier.  I was an out of shape pre teen playing video games getting chubby due to inactivity and eating fast food/junk food snacks,this was a time were I rarely consumed a nutritious meal.  Teased in middle school for having "boobs" - gyno, and even in highschool when I had shot up and was now super skinny a girlfriend said I had "old man nipples" the gyno was still there.

Now 22, at 190-195lb I workout on a regulated schedule and consume 7-8 nutritious meals a day.  Right now I am on a bulking diet for muscle mass, but even when I have been very cut and lean at 170lb this gyno is still present(just a little less pronounced).  It is very frustrating and I feel it is hindering a few aspects of my life.  This is not the type where there is a hard lump mass, it is basically puffy soft nipples with excess tissue/fat? around them.  In the cold they harden up and look much better, but as you can see in the side pectoral view there is still excess flab/gland and lack of side pectoral definition which is very frustrating considering I spend countless hours at the gym trying to correct this and can lift more on my chest with better form than my training partner who is a competitive bodybuilder with perfectly sculpted pectorals.  No matter what I do they stay looking that way from the sides.  

There have been days where my nipples will feel extra soft/sensitive/tender or itchy/sensation.  It is hard to explain, but what is wrong with me, do I have gynocomastia, psuedo, or a hormone imbalance?

 This is very stressful, I have not yet had any bloodwork done or talked to any doctors about it, my mother still thinks all of this is "in my head" all though I know otherwise.  If hormone imbalance is the problem can hormone therapy reverse this puberty gyne or is surgery really the only way to go, I am a struggling student who as much as I want will most likely never be able to have surgery.









Thank you for your time.

[shaker]

Seems like a case of puffy nipples its not too bad though but if ur body building and find it too much talk to your doctor he might give u better idea, or just look at guys like me who have far worse case to put your mind at ease.

[texastoast88]

Definitely gynecomastia. Looks a lot like mine, although I'm not as cut but am working on it, heh. If you're experiencing tenderness, they may be still growing as I understand. I have also had puffy nipples since basically the onset of puberty but seeing as my condition has stabilized, I have no softness/tenderness. Check with your doctor and possibly an endocrinologist and see if something is out of wack. Then consider surgery. That's what I would do/am doing. Perhaps one of the awesome doctors could weigh in as they know a hell of a lot more than me. Let us know how it goes!

[Mark102]

Yeah thats a case of puffy nipple gyne.

You say that you've had gyne for a while, but seem to have signs of early gyne (slightly puffy, tenderness, etc.) Hmm.. I'm not sure, hopefully a doctor on this forum could help or you could go see yours.

Personally, I don't think its that bad, but its all about how it affects you!

[henry 41]

sorry, your chest is completely normal in every way, regardless of what any person tries to say to convince you that you have gynecomastia.

[Dr. Elliot Jacobs]

Yours is a common look for guys who have trimmed down and built their muscles -- just a little excess tissue under and surrounding the nipple which results in loss of definition.  Bodybuilders have this as well -- sometimes as a side effect of taking anabolic steroids (the so-called "bitch breasts").

If your situation has been stable for a while, then considering supplements or hormones, etc is not the answer.  You would probably require surgery to definitively remove the excess tissue.  If you do decide on surgery, make sure you go to a gyne specialist in your area.

Good luck.

Dr Jacobs

[shaker]

ya come on....this site is making people worse half the time.  i look pretty much like you and every time i start poking around
this site it makes me more depressed.

Dude seriously if u look like op you should be depressed if i had chest like op i would have never undergone surgery.. just look at those members with real bad cases of gyno example mine. You should feel better after looking at pre op pics and post op even with post op i will never get chest 100% gyne free.. Do look at site where users have really bad cases of gyne and it should make ur life way easier !!

[henry 41]

Your chest is completely normal. Forget this nonsense. Take a look at photos on this site of men with real gynecomastia who are truly in need of surgery. They have breasts. Your chest is normal in every way, unless to you "normal" means totally flat small nipples. In that case, 95% of men have gynecomastia. This is such nonsense - to encourage our young men to be so unhealthily self-absorbed and worried about inconsequential things that don't mean anything.