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A 14-year-old boy is brought to the physician ...
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Pubertal gynecomastia in males is normal and generally goes away on its own. If โ€œnormalโ€ is an answer choice, make really sure you donโ€™t want to pick it.

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scubasteve  3 point in time when gynecomastia is normal... - at birth: placental transfer of maternal estrogens - puberty = increased testosterone results in transient increase in estrogens (aromatase conversion) - men > 50yo = loss of testosterone + more fatty tissue (relative increase in estrogens) +6



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