GYNECOMASTIA

Course overview

GYNECOMASTIA IS AN INCREASE IN MALE BREAST VOLUME. THIS CONDITION MOST OFTEN OCCURS DURING TIMES OF HORMONAL CHANGE SUCH AS AT BIRTH, DURING ADOLESCENCE AND IN OLD AGE. THERE ARE MANY ETIOLOGIES FOR THIS CONDITION, INCLUDING OBESITY, STEROID USE, USE OF CERTAIN OTHER PHARMACOLOGIC AGENTS, AND MEDICAL CONDITIONS SUCH AS HYPOGONADISM, LIVER FAILURE, AND KIDNEY FAILURE. HOWEVER, IN THE MAJORITY OF PATIENTS, GYNECOMASTIA IS IDIOPATHIC. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE PRESENTATION, EVALUATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF GYNECOMASTIA AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.