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hi doctor!
my name is mani and im 18 yrs old. i have this problem called :MAN BOOBS" but i don't know what u guys say this in medical terms.
sir it all started at the age of puberty and when i consulted a doctor he said that it would go after a year or two but still no change has come yet! even though i exercise a lot for chest and to loose some of the weight on my chest but still i don't see any single improvement :(
as i live in Pakistan can you please please please prescribe me any medicine or anything else to reduce them because i have been carrying this embarrassment for about 6 years. so please help me out!!!
i would be very grateful for your help.
kindly reply me on my e-mail id YYYY@YYYY
till then,
bye and take care.
Thu, 18 May 2017
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Hi mani,
welcome to health care magic,

I can certainly understand your concern about your "BOOBS", which is known as "gynaecomastia" in medical terms. usually, it starts at puberty and would reaches normal with in 2 yrs as your doctor said.

Actually, the main cause of gynecomastia is due to the increase of oestrogen in males, due to some medications like ketoconazole, cimetidine etc, liver disease and Kidney Disease .In your case I would like to know if there is any such history .

Other causes could be due to the deposit of fat tissue under the chest,as you already mentioned that you exercise a lot , so this could be least possibility ,Even harmonal treatment with antiandrogens may cause this condition. so I would like to know these details to treat the cause.

If there is no such history you can try with drugs such as tamoxifen may be helpful . The final option is surgery. you can consult your doctor and get the required suggestions

post your further questions if any, i will be always available to answer them
Thank you
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Hi mani, welcome to health care magic, I can certainly understand your concern about your BOOBS , which is known as gynaecomastia in medical terms. usually, it starts at puberty and would reaches normal with in 2 yrs as your doctor said. Actually, the main cause of gynecomastia is due to the increase of oestrogen in males, due to some medications like ketoconazole, cimetidine etc, liver disease and Kidney Disease .In your case I would like to know if there is any such history . Other causes could be due to the deposit of fat tissue under the chest,as you already mentioned that you exercise a lot , so this could be least possibility ,Even harmonal treatment with antiandrogens may cause this condition. so I would like to know these details to treat the cause. If there is no such history you can try with drugs such as tamoxifen may be helpful . The final option is surgery. you can consult your doctor and get the required suggestions post your further questions if any, i will be always available to answer them Thank you