Gynecomastia in Adolescent Males

Gynecomastia in adolescent males.

Gynecomastia is defined as an enlargement of the male breast. It is often benign, and can be the source of significant embarrassment and psychological distress. A general medical history and careful physical examination are essential to distinguish normal developmental variants from pathological causes. Treatment is geared toward the specific etiology when identified. In the majority of cases o...

HPV vaccine and adolescent males.

In 2009, the United States approved quadrivalent HPV vaccine for males 9-26 years old, but data on vaccine uptake are lacking. We determined HPV vaccine uptake among adolescent males, as well as stage of adoption and vaccine acceptability to parents and their sons. A national sample of parents of adolescent males ages 11-17 years (n=547) and their sons (n=421) completed online surveys during Au...

TRH response pattern in adolescent schizophrenic males.

A marked elevation in human growth hormone (GH) following intravenous infusion of thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH) was seen in three of seven adolescent male schizophrenic patients receiving neuroleptic drugs, and in one of five controls matched for age, sex, and developmental stage, receiving the same drugs. A positive family history for schizophrenia was noted in all three schizophrenic 'r...

Screening for genitourinary abnormalities in adolescent males.

Gynecomastia.

Copyright © 2007 Massachusetts Medical Society. During an evaluation for low back pain, a 67-year-old man is found to have gynecomastia on the right side that is nontender on palpation. Other than a body-mass index (the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters) of 32, the physical examination is normal. His medical history is notable only for hyperlipidemia; his only me...