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Now, without viewing you, speaking to you, or hearing any of your symptoms, I can (statistically speaking) assure you that you do not have Gynecomastia. The frequency of post-pubertal Gynecomastia is estimated to be less than 10% of the male population; approximately 50% of pubertal boys may experience some form of Gynecomastia.

Further, a very small amount of physician-approached, post-pubertal, clinically defined Gynecomastia is drug induced. So, more than likely, you do not have 'Gyno', as it is known on the boards.

This begs the question, however: what is Gynecomastia? This thread is going to address that question, address the corollary "what is not Gynecomastia", as well as reviewing pertinent treatments of the affliction.

Table of Contents:

I. What is Gynecomastia
II. What is Not Gynecomastia
III. Popular and Proven Treatments


I. What is Gynecomastia

Clinically defined Gynecomastia is a benign enlargement of the mammary gland component of the male breast; the extreme proliferation of glandular tissue must occur to be clinical Gynecomastia. Most often, this proliferation is accompanied by pectoral adipose tissue, but the conditions are not mutually inclusive. Note: I will repeat this many times throughout this thread, without glandular tissue, it is not Gynecomastia. While Gynecomastia is most often unilateral, it can be bilateral as well.

From: Gynecomastia

Types of Gynecomastia:

Type I: Benign adolescent hypertrophy
Physiologic discoid subacute mass
Resolves spontaneously
Type II: Physiologic gynecomastia - Generalized enlargement to greater degree
Type III: Obesity simulates gynecomastia
Type IV: Pectoral muscle hypertrophy

Marshall & Tanner Stages of breast enlargement/ development
[Adapted from Marshall WA, Tanner JM. Variations in pattern of pubertal changes in girls. Arch Dis Child 1969: 44:2291-303.]
Stage 1: Preadolescent; only papillae are elevated.
Stage 2: Breast bud and papilla are elevated and a small mount is present; areola diameter is enlarged.
Stage 3: Further enlargement of breast mound; increased palpable glandular tissue.
Stage 4: Areola and papilla are elevated to form a second mound above the level of the rest of the breast.
Stage 5: Adult mature breast; recession of areola to the mound of breast tissue, rounding of the breast mound, and projection of only the papilla are evident.
Causes

The causes of Gynecomastia in its three most often experienced stages - infancy, adolescence, and the elderly - are rarely identified on a case-by-case basis. However, in respects to the current audience, the use of a wide-range of hormonal compounds can cause the enlargement of the glandular component of the male breast.

While an in-depth discussion of hormonal feedback loops, and ER/PR receptor and receptor subtype expression is a far too robust discussion for this thread, it is needless to say hormones are not tinker toys - that is, removing and/or introducing and/or modifying one (or one set) of hormones most likely will remove and/or introduce and/or modify your existing hormones. Such hormonal fluctuations can cause a new case, or exacerbate and existing case, of Gynecomastia.

Diagnosis

Here is where I repeat the take-home lesson from this thread: without glandular proliferation (i.e., enlargement of the mammary gland) it is not Gynecomastia.

In order to ascertain whether or not you have Gynecomastia, there are three major procedures to conduct:

1) Conduct a self-breast examination - note their overall consistency and shape. Conduct the examination in front of a mirror in order to gain a perspective of the chest as a whole. True Gynecomastia will be characterized by an altered morphology of the chest; such a condition is not an "I wonder" condition. If you have it, you will notice. If your breast size is greater than 5cm (macromastia, or 'large breast) you most likely have physiologic, or pathologic Gynecomastia.

2) Lie flat on your back, and place one thumb on either side of the nipple. Slowly bring your thumbs together, applying pressure inwards to the chest. If you have Gynecomastia, your thumbs will press against hard, fibrous, and rubbery glandular tissue; if you do not, your thumbs will meet at the nipple. If fibrous tissue is noted, it should be very tender, and painful to the touch.

3) While this can be conducted with number one, a separate test should be conducted to note for oily discharge from the nipple. If Gynecomastia is present, the discharge should be easily excreted; the constant aggravation of breast tissue may produce discharge even in pseudogynocomastia (if it does not come on first squeeze, stop touching it).

If you not either of these indicative symptoms, you may have Gynecomastia, and at which point you should contact a physician for referral; if you did not note either of these symptoms, continue onto the next section.

Physical Documentation of True Gynecomastia:

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I am sure your most immediate reaction to this picture is, "That looks nothing like me!". While this patient is obese, true Gynecomastia has a very similar morphology, merely on a smaller scale.

II. What is Not Gynecomastia

Now that we have ascertained what Gynecomastia is, we must now differentiate what is not.

Conditions Which Are Not Gynecomastia

1) 'Puffy' or 'sensitive' nipples. If you note a very slight inflammation and tenderness to your nipples while using hormonal products, do not be alarmed. It is very possible estrogen has become bound to ERs under your nipples, but this is not necessarily Gynecomastia. A mere reduction of circulating estrogen via an AI, or spot-specific treatment via a SERM, will more often than not eradicate such a symptom.

2) The existence of a 'pebble' under or around the nipple. If you detect small fibrous 'pebbles' directly under your nipple, this very well may be the precursor to Gynecomastia. However, at such a time where the 'pebble' is newly developed, minor treatment with an effective SERM or AI will most likely remove the tissue.

3) Excess adipose tissue in and around the pectoral area. Remember: without glandular tissue, it is not Gynecomastia. While adipose tissue most often accompanies Gynecomastia, it is not Gynecomastia in-and-of-itself; such adipose not accompanied by glandular tissue is what is known as, 'pseudogynecomastia'.

Pseudogynecomastia

Pseudogynecomastia is any one, or more of the conditions listed above without the proliferation of glandular tissue. It is most likely caused by the stimulation of estrogen or progesterone receptor or receptor subtypes in the breast area; in most cases, as said earlier, they can be remedied by using systemic or breast-specific estrogen controlling remedies.

III. Popular and Proven Treatments

A quick research search will reveal that invasive surgery is regarded as the only manner to remove permanent glandular tissue; however, recent studies have revealed the use of aromatase inhibitors such as Letrozole, or SERMs such as Tamoxifen Citrate, can eradicate proliferated glandular tissue.

In cases of long or unknown duration, or where macromastia beyond increased glandular tissue is noted, surgery is almost always required. With that being said, most treatment centers and studies noted that tissue under 36 months duration can be treated non-surgically.

The two most common classes of Gynecomastia treatments are SERMs (Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators) which are breast-specific, and AI (Aromatase Inhibitors) which are systemic, and lower serum levels of E1 and E2.

The most common SERMs are:

Tamoxifen
Raloxifen
Toremifene
Clomid

The most common Aromatase Inhibitors are:

Letrozole
Anastrozole

Literature on several of the above mentioned compounds.

Tamoxifen treatment for pubertal gynecomastia

By Derman O, Kanbur NO, Kutluk T.
Section of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics,
Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, 06100 Ankara-Turkey.
We evaluated the efficacy of the tamoxifen treatment in 37 patients with pubertal gynecomastia. All had distinct, easily palpable breast swellings with a diameter of over three cm. Pain, tenderness, and swelling associated with gynecomastia were reported by six patients. Eight of the patients were obese. One patient also suffered from varicocele. Pain and size reduction was seen in all patients with tamoxifen treatment. No long-term side effects of tamoxifen were observed. The dose of tamoxifen was increased in three patients due to poor response. Two of the treatment group had recurrence problem at follow-up. We did not need to refer any patient to surgery. Tamoxifen treatment is relatively non-toxic, may be beneficial and we think it should be considered for pubertal gynecomastia.
1: J Pediatr. 2004 Jul;145(1):71-6. Related Articles, Links

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* J Pediatr. 2005 Apr;146(4):576; author reply 576-7.
* J Pediatr. 2005 Apr;146(4):576; author reply 576-7.

Beneficial effects of raloxifene and tamoxifen in the treatment of pubertal gynecomastia.

Lawrence SE, Faught KA, Vethamuthu J, Lawson ML.
Department of Pediatrics, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

OBJECTIVES: To assess the efficacy of the anti-estrogens tamoxifen and raloxifene in the medical management of persistent pubertal gynecomastia.

STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective chart review of 38 consecutive patients with persistent pubertal gynecomastia who presented to a pediatric endocrinology clinic. Patients received reassurance alone or a 3- to 9-month course of an estrogen receptor modifier (tamoxifen or raloxifene).

RESULTS: Mean (SD) age of treated subjects was 14.6 (1.5) years with gynecomastia duration of 28.3 (16.4) months. Mean reduction in breast nodule diameter was 2.1 cm (95% CI 1.7, 2.7, P <.0001) after treatment with tamoxifen and 2.5 cm (95% CI 1.7, 3.3, P <.0001) with raloxifene. Some improvement was seen in 86% of patients receiving tamoxifen and in 91% receiving raloxifene, but a greater proportion had a significant decrease (>50%) with raloxifene (86%) than tamoxifen (41%). No side effects were seen in any patients.

CONCLUSION: Inhibition of estrogen receptor action in the breast appears to be safe and effective in reducing persistent pubertal gynecomastia, with a better response to raloxifene than to tamoxifen. Further study is required to determine that this is truly a treatment effect.

PMID: 15238910 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Treatment of Pubertal Gynecomastia with the Specific Aromatase Inhibitor Anastrozole
Felix G. Riepe, Inka Baus, Stephanie Wiest, Nils Krone, Wolfgang G. Sippell, Carl-Joachim Partsch

Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Paediatrics, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Kiel, Germany

Horm Res 2004;62:113-118 (DOI: 10.1159/000079882)

Abstract

Gynecomastia can be detected in up to 70% of boys during puberty and in about one third of adult males. An imbalance of estrogen to androgen tissue levels is believed to be the major reason for the development of gynecomastia; as a result most medical treatments so far have tried to lower the estrogen level. Five boys with pubertal gynecomastia and breast tenderness were treated for 6 months with the selective aromatase inhibitor anastrozole. Initial plasma levels of estradiol (E2), testosterone (T), androstenedione, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-S) and gonadotropins were normal. DHEA-S showed a significant rise during treatment. T and androstenedione showed no significant change during treatment. E2 decreased with therapy, although to no statistically significant extent. The E2/T ratio decreased significantly during the treatment. Breast size decreased in 4 out of 5 patients, and in 1 of these 4 boys glandular breast tissue disappeared completely. The longer the duration of gynecomastia before anastrozole administration, the smaller was the reduction of breast size. Breast tenderness was resolved in all boys within 4 weeks. No adverse effects were recorded. Since the aim of medical treatment is the total disappearance of breast tissue, anastrozole, as previous aromatase inhibitors, is of limited effect. However, anastrozole seems to be of benefit for the treatment of tenderness in gynecomastia and for patients in whom surgery is particularly risky. However, as spontaneous disappearance of pubertal gynecomastia is common, further double-blinded, placebo-controlled trials are necessary before a definite conclusion can be drawn about the effectiveness and the side effects of this therapy.
BCS: Femara (Letrozole) Significantly More Effective Than Tamoxifen In Treating Advanced Breast Cancer

"Letrozole was consistently more effective than tamoxifen in the advanced disease setting. It was very satisfying to observe significantly improved outcomes with letrozole in the preoperative trial as well," said Matthew Ellis, MD, Ph.D., FRCP, Clinical Director, Duke Breast Cancer Program, Duke University Medical Center and lead investigator in the pre-operative study. "These data will provide great impetus for the ongoing letrozole adjuvant trials and underscore the potential of letrozole to benefit thousands of postmenopausal women with breast cancer every year."
This study of more than 900 women compared the efficacy of Femara and tamoxifen as first-line treatment for advanced breast cancer. The results demonstrate that Femara delays progression of advanced breast cancer for 9.4 months, as compared to 6.0 months for tamoxifen (41 weeks vs. 26 weeks). Results also indicate significant differences between Femara and tamoxifen with respect to overall tumor response rates (30 percentvs. 20 percent), clinical benefit (49 percent vs. 38 percent) and time to treatment failure (9.1 months vs. 5.7 months, or 40 weeks vs. 25 weeks).
The women enrolled in this phase III randomized, double blind multi-center trial were postmenopausal with either locally advanced (stage IIIB) disease, or metastatic breast cancer, or had recurrences not amenable to treatment with surgery or radiotherapy.
In this phase III randomized, controlled trial of 324 postmenopausal women, patients with large localized or locally advanced breast cancer tumors were given Femara or tamoxifen as pre-operative treatment for four months to reduce tumor size before surgery. The primary objective was to compare the anti-tumor activity of Femara, an aromatase inhibitor, to that of tamoxifen by measuring clinical tumor response in these patients.
Clinical responses in this study were significantly better for Femara than for tamoxifen (55 percent versus 36 percent). After adjustment for tumor size, nodal involvement and age, the odds of undergoing breast-conserving surgery were increased by more than 70 percent for Femara compared with the odds for tamoxifen.
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1: J Clin Oncol. 2005 Feb 1;23(4):808-15. Links
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J Clin Oncol. 2005 Aug 20;23(24):5845: author reply 5846-7.
Evaluation of tamoxifen and anastrozole in the prevention of gynecomastia and breast pain induced by bicalutamide monotherapy of prostate cancer.

Boccardo F, Rubagotti A, Battaglia M, Di Tonno P, Selvaggi FP, Conti G, Comeri G, Bertaccini A, Martorana G, Galassi P, Zattoni F, Macchiarella A, Siragusa A, Muscas G, Durand F, Potenzoni D, Manganelli A, Ferraris V, Montefiore F.
University and National Cancer Research Institute, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy. [email protected]
PURPOSE: To determine whether tamoxifen or anastrozole prevents gynecomastia and breast pain caused by bicalutamide (150 mg) without compromising efficacy, safety, or sexual functioning. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial was performed in patients with localized, locally advanced, or biochemically recurrent prostate cancer. Patients (N = 114) were randomly assigned to either bicalutamide (150 mg/d) plus placebo or in combination with tamoxifen (20 mg/d) or anastrozole (1 mg/d) for 48 weeks. Gynecomastia, breast pain, prostate-specific antigen (PSA), sexual functioning, and serum levels of hormones were assessed. RESULTS: Gynecomastia developed in 73% of patients in the bicalutamide group, 10% of patients in the bicalutamide-tamoxifen group, and 51% of patients in the bicalutamide-anastrozole group (P < .001); breast pain developed in 39%, 6%, and 27% of patients, respectively (P = .006). Baseline PSA level decreased by > or = 50% in 97%, 97%, and 83% of patients in the bicalutamide, bicalutamide-tamoxifen, and bicalutamide-anastrozole groups, respectively (P = .07); and adverse events were reported in 37%, 35%, and 69% of patients, respectively (P = .004). There were no major differences among treatments in sexual functioning parameters from baseline to month 6. Elevated testosterone levels occurred in each group; however, free testosterone levels remained unchanged in the bicalutamide-tamoxifen group because of increased sex hormone-binding globulin levels. CONCLUSION: Anastrozole did not significantly reduce the incidence of bicalutamide-induced gynecomastia and breast pain. In contrast, tamoxifen was effective, without increasing adverse events, at least in the short-term follow-up. These data support the need for a larger study to determine any effect on mortality.
Also important to note, again: hormones are not tinker toys. A dose of 2.5mg of Letrozole ED is a very common 'panic dose': it is not a dose reflected in the research, and is not wise. Such a high dose of Letrozole over extended periods can cause serious lipid alteration, as well as severe sexual dysfunction which is not easily corrected.

As other threads have covered such a topic, dosing will not be covered in this particular thread. I hope you have found this resource helpful.

Updated with more data.
 
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I pray people read this and most of these "gyno" threads wont be any more common. Good thread.
 
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I hope and pray that they do - the constant 'GYNO HELP!' threads were my reason for creating this.
 
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I kinda figured that why you made this.
 
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Nice job. There should be a sticky on it. There will still be plenty of gyno posts, but at least you can point them someplace.
 
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thank you Dr. Mullet. Nice info.
 
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I used java lather in the shower today, and now my nipples are tender. Do I have gyno from java lather?
 
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Reps like woah. one of the best ive seen on the "nasty"
 
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If anybody has anything they want me to add, feel free to mention.

I made a conscious choice not to delve to deeply into the pathology of Gynecomastia due to its highly complex (and little understood nature); I wanted this resource to be far more practical and accessible. Simply to ease user's minds so they can look and say, "Phew, I DON'T have Gyno".

Any other suggestions though, please mention them. More pictures, better descriptions, whatever.
 
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More literature.

Safety and Efficacy of Anastrozole for the Treatment of Pubertal Gynecomastia: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

Paul V. Plourde, Edward O. Reiter, Hann-Chang Jou, Paul E. Desrochers, Stephen D. Rubin, Barry B. Bercu, Frank B. Diamond, Jr. and Philippe F. Backeljauw Members of the AstraZeneca Gynecomastia Study
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP (P.V.P., H.-C.J., P.E.D., S.D.R.), Wilmington, Delaware 19850; Baystate Medical Center-Children’s Hospital (E.O.R.), Springfield, Massachusetts 01199; University of South Florida (B.B.B., F.B.D.), St. Petersburg, Florida 33701; and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (P.F.B.), Cincinnati, Ohio 45229

Pubertal gynecomastia is thought to result from transient imbalances between estrogen and androgen concentrations. Anastrozole (ARIMIDEX), a potent and selective aromatase inhibitor, decreases estrogen and increases testosterone concentrations in pubertal boys. The safety and efficacy of anastrozole for the treatment of pubertal gynecomastia were evaluated. In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of 80 boys, aged 11–18 yr, with pubertal gynecomastia that had not reduced over a 3-month interval, subjects received either anastrozole (1 mg) or placebo once daily for 6 months. A response was defined as a 50% or greater reduction in the calculated volume of both breasts combined using ultrasonography measurements. A comparison of response rates was performed using logistic regression analysis. Secondary end points included changes in serum hormone concentrations. The percentage of patients with a response was 38.5% for the anastrozole group and 31.4% for the placebo group (odds ratio, 1.513; 95% confidence interval, 0.496–4.844; P = 0.47). At 6 months, the median percent change in the testosterone/estradiol ratio was 166% for the anastrozole group and 39% for the placebo group. Anastrozole treatment was well tolerated. In patients with pubertal gynecomastia, no significant difference in the percentage of patients with a 50% or greater reduction in total breast volume, as calculated from ultrasonography measurements, was demonstrated between the anastrozole and placebo groups.
Some important notes on the use of SERMs and AIs: while short-term issues such as vasomotor complications, and vision-blurriness are non-alarming in the majority, bone loss, altered lipid profiles, and possible compromise in sexual functioning appear to be tangential with the use of these compounds.
 
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Good write-up. Although the average person who is coming here freaking out if they have gyno isnt going to understand a thing in any of the journals.
No further extrapolation was given on the articles because they aren't really necessary to the point of the thread. That's why I kept it low on jargon. That's also why the very first sentence is telling them they probably (statistically speaking) don't have gyno. ;)
 
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Conditions Which Are Not Gynecomastia

1) 'Puffy' or 'sensitive' nipples. If you note a very slight inflammation and tenderness to your nipples while using hormonal products, do not be alarmed. It is very possible estrogen has become bound to ERs under your nipples, but this is not necessarily Gynecomastia. A mere reduction of circulating estrogen via an AI, or spot-specific treatment via a SERM, will more often than not eradicate such a symptom.
This seems to be what I'm experiencing. I have some Inhibit-E and I was wondering what sort of dosage/how long I should take it for this type of problem...
 
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I'm not really familiar with that product bud, sorry.
 
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Hey you should put Treys picture for the signs of gyno.
 

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I wanted to ask about the monthly estrogen flux.I became severly depressed at the end of an epi pulse and like night and day it stopped. Then about 4 weeks to the day it came back. This lasted for about 5 days and has gone again. Is this to be expected, will it self correct? How easy is it to get blood work done (uninsured).
 
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Awesome post mulletsoldier! I wish I would have had this info a few years ago. I had the "pebble under the nipple" issue and totally freaked out. After some long term low dose SERM therapy it went away.
 
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wow, i just squeezed my nipps. FIRST TIME EVER DOING THAT. and I had a oily discharge from both! YOu got me panicing over here. I have no other symptoms tho, and I just finished my 4 week pct...

Thinking of just continuing with nolva for another week or so at 10mg a night.
 
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wow, i just squeezed my nipps. FIRST TIME EVER DOING THAT. and I had a oily discharge from both! YOu got me panicing over here. I have no other symptoms tho, and I just finished my 4 week pct...

Thinking of just continuing with nolva for another week or so at 10mg a night.
Here is where I repeat the take-home lesson from this thread: without glandular proliferation (i.e., enlargement of the mammary gland) it is not Gynecomastia.
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awesome, so I am just lactating! joke joke

thanks for the post
 
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great info buddy! I'm going to end up pointing some folks to this thread!
 

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If you answered this above then correct me, but if you do not seem to have gyno, but just fatty tissue behind the nipple, are there any non sugical ways to treat it ? My chest body looks very similar to the guy with the tattoo in the second picture, or slightly less noticeable, But never any pain, tenderness, or "pebbles".
 
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What does the tissue feel like? Fatty tissue directly behind the nipple most likely is Gynecomastia; and if it appears somewhat similar to that gentlemen, it may be as well.
 

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Thankyou for writing this. I am just about to go for the fourth operation to remove glandular tissue from steroid use. I have tried all the AI/SERM routes and nothing gets rid of the hard glandular tissue. Its one nipple in particular where it comes back time and time again with the 'head and tail' symptoms often described by steroid users
I have no pain when mine comes on. hard lumps simply form in days and months of AIs does nothing to remove the glndular tissue other than surgery
I would like to know about the removal of the actual glands and the success rates of doing this to stop the return of the glandural tissue. I am very lean and didnt have pubertal gyno, it simply comefrom using steroids.
Has anyone found it to be effective to remov a gland or both. I would be happy t keep one gland and se if its possible to have the other removed as its getting beyond a joke :sad:

Any thoughts?
 
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Thankyou for writing this. I am just about to go for the fourth operation to remove glandular tissue from steroid use. I have tried all the AI/SERM routes and nothing gets rid of the hard glandular tissue. Its one nipple in particular where it comes back time and time again with the 'head and tail' symptoms often described by steroid users
I have no pain when mine comes on. hard lumps simply form in days and months of AIs does nothing to remove the glndular tissue other than surgery
I would like to know about the removal of the actual glands and the success rates of doing this to stop the return of the glandural tissue. I am very lean and didnt have pubertal gyno, it simply comefrom using steroids.
Has anyone found it to be effective to remov a gland or both. I would be happy t keep one gland and se if its possible to have the other removed as its getting beyond a joke :sad:

Any thoughts?
I'm sort of confused, this is your fourth operation?
 

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I'm sort of confused, this is your fourth operation?
Correct, regardless of AIs used the glandular tissue returns. I have it removed and then it returns long after PCT and op...the use letro or nolva and it doesnt go after every protocol tried...so I have it removed again

Question being:

Has anyone had the gland removed succesfully so it cannot return?
 
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Correct, regardless of AIs used the glandular tissue returns. I have it removed and then it returns long after PCT and op...the use letro or nolva and it doesnt go after every protocol tried...so I have it removed again

Question being:

Has anyone had the gland removed succesfully so it cannot return?
I don't think it's necessarily possible to remove the gland itself, but merely the tissue which proliferates around it.
 
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Was it not something you have researched when writing the piece here?
Surgeries remove the proliferated tissue, but not the gland. As well, once the gland has been stimulated by E1/P, it remains susceptible to further proliferation and growth. Nothing but avoiding A.A.S. completely will make you invulnerable to Gyneocomastia concerns; even then, any product that modulates hormones could have an adverse effect.
 

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How can you say to everyone reading that you probably don't have gyno when in your write up you state that 70% or pubertal boys and 1/3 of adult men have gyno to some extent? And to put things into context those stats are for the general population... in a steriod forum you would think that they would be a little higher. Apart from that there is heaps of good information in there though good work.
 

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for that guy who had 4 operations: i had gyno surgery about 2 years ago. the surgeon said he removed a total of 1 liter of fat/tissue. the lumps went away but not permanently. well...in fact, it may not be breast tissue, but SCAR tissue...feels the same to me. i went to a different surgeon to confirm that it was scar tissue and not breast tissue. in my case, i have a load of scar tissue in my right side. to the point that it practically negates the surgery. it was a risk i knew ahead of time. in your case, if youre going on your 4th surgery, maybe its scar tissue not breast tissue. in which case, surgery....will only create more scarring.

also, if it is scar tissue, ask your doctor about getting an injection of cortisol. apparently, its suppsed to disolve the scar tissue. of course, there are risks involved.
 
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Hi mate, Matteo 38 . I would like to ask you or friends on here ... I have been taken ASS last 3 years deca and sustanon 800 /week, never problem with aromatize or gyno , this year I changed cycle to give at my body different stimulation ( cypionate 800mg/wk..trembolone 300 mg/wk and deca durabolin 400/wk at second week I got some gland swollen under my testis , I do not think is the prostate , anyway I am sensitive to conversion to DHT .. do i have to stop the cycle or there is some anti-DHT blocker and I can to continue..? I would appreciate your help sincerely matteo
 
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Hi mate, Matteo 38 . I would like to ask you or friends on here ... I have been taken ASS last 3 years deca and sustanon 800 /week, never problem with aromatize or gyno , this year I changed cycle to give at my body different stimulation ( cypionate 800mg/wk..trembolone 300 mg/wk and deca durabolin 400/wk at second week I got some gland swollen under my testis , I do not think is the prostate , anyway I am sensitive to conversion to DHT .. do i have to stop the cycle or there is some anti-DHT blocker and I can to continue..? I would appreciate your help sincerely matteo
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i did anabolic somthing or another dont remeber name about year and half ago. developed a little gyno on right side of chest. Wondering what best thing to take was this late after ive taken the supplement? Anything any help would be awesome thanks
 

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Thankyou for writing this. I am just about to go for the fourth operation to remove glandular tissue from steroid use. I have tried all the AI/SERM routes and nothing gets rid of the hard glandular tissue. Its one nipple in particular where it comes back time and time again with the 'head and tail' symptoms often described by steroid users
I have no pain when mine comes on. hard lumps simply form in days and months of AIs does nothing to remove the glndular tissue other than surgery
I would like to know about the removal of the actual glands and the success rates of doing this to stop the return of the glandural tissue. I am very lean and didnt have pubertal gyno, it simply comefrom using steroids.
Has anyone found it to be effective to remov a gland or both. I would be happy t keep one gland and se if its possible to have the other removed as its getting beyond a joke :sad:

Any thoughts?

There is a thread on professionalmuscle that goes into detail on surgery from a guy who had it done a few years back, very informative!


2.5 letro is too much? this is the dosage i always hear for LT treatment...
 

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I run a nutrition store and frequently get questions on gyno, and there is one that I have not been able to find an answer to. If someone has gyno for sure is it necessary to have it removed for health/safety reason?
 
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I run a nutrition store and frequently get questions on gyno, and there is one that I have not been able to find an answer to. If someone has gyno for sure is it necessary to have it removed for health/safety reason?
Which nutrition store do you run? What city is it located in?
 
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How can you say to everyone reading that you probably don't have gyno when in your write up you state that 70% or pubertal boys and 1/3 of adult men have gyno to some extent? And to put things into context those stats are for the general population... in a steriod forum you would think that they would be a little higher. Apart from that there is heaps of good information in there though good work.
That figure is ostensibly extended to include cases of psuedogynaecomastia, and not specific glandular proliferation itself. As well, you are omitting that approximately 35-45% of the North American male population is obese; a condition itself associated with higher levels of E/P1, and making glandular proliferation a more likely scenario. This was to point out that 'puffy nipples' and related issues are not gynaecomastia. In fact, I would postulate that, due to fitness-associated regulation of hormonal levels and a reduction of chest adipose tissue, BB'ing board populations are less likely to suffer from Gyno.
 
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I run a nutrition store and frequently get questions on gyno, and there is one that I have not been able to find an answer to. If someone has gyno for sure is it necessary to have it removed for health/safety reason?
if the lumps aren't growing, and the man isn't lactating then its generally treated as cosmetic rather than a health/safety issue from what I recall.
 

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so nipps are sensitive, lil puffy, and i just milked myself..i start PCT tomorow...nolva should be able to control this since i just noticed it right?

edit: I could always get some letro by monday if needed...

tips?

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i have gyno for 10 yrs.. what if i take novaldex now, what is the effect and the side effects? pls reply. tnx and more power
 

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