Modern views on the epidemiology, etiology and pathogenesis of gynecomastia

The review deals with one of the pressing andrological issues – gynecomastia, its etiology and pathogenesis. Based on the current epidemiological and experimental data, most common etiological factors of gynecomastia were investigated. A multiple-valued role of various causes of gynecomastia in seve...

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Main Authors: Yu. N. Yashina, R. V. Rozhivanov, D. G. Kurbatov
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: ABV-press 2014-12-01
Series:Andrologiâ i Genitalʹnaâ Hirurgiâ
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Online Access:https://agx.abvpress.ru/jour/article/view/102
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spelling doaj-0d28a9743ce44eae8de4c0db2ace833d2021-07-29T09:03:53ZrusABV-pressAndrologiâ i Genitalʹnaâ Hirurgiâ2070-97812014-12-0115381510.17650/2070-9781-2014-3-8-1596Modern views on the epidemiology, etiology and pathogenesis of gynecomastiaYu. N. Yashina0R. V. Rozhivanov1D. G. Kurbatov2I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Ministry of Health of RussiaEndocrinology Research Center, Ministry of Health of RussiaEndocrinology Research Center, Ministry of Health of RussiaThe review deals with one of the pressing andrological issues – gynecomastia, its etiology and pathogenesis. Based on the current epidemiological and experimental data, most common etiological factors of gynecomastia were investigated. A multiple-valued role of various causes of gynecomastia in several age-groups was revealed. Literature data show that gynecomastia may be a manifestation of various diseases: endocrine, genetic, systematic. As well as that, gynecomastia may occur in patients with oncological diseases. However, gynecomastia can be an iatrogenic complication. Currently, we continue to make insights to the problem of gynecomastia in order to be able to classify its etiological factors and determine its basic pathogenesis pathways.https://agx.abvpress.ru/jour/article/view/102gynecomastiaetiologypathogenesis
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author Yu. N. Yashina
R. V. Rozhivanov
D. G. Kurbatov
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R. V. Rozhivanov
D. G. Kurbatov
Modern views on the epidemiology, etiology and pathogenesis of gynecomastia
Andrologiâ i Genitalʹnaâ Hirurgiâ
gynecomastia
etiology
pathogenesis
author_facet Yu. N. Yashina
R. V. Rozhivanov
D. G. Kurbatov
author_sort Yu. N. Yashina
title Modern views on the epidemiology, etiology and pathogenesis of gynecomastia
title_short Modern views on the epidemiology, etiology and pathogenesis of gynecomastia
title_full Modern views on the epidemiology, etiology and pathogenesis of gynecomastia
title_fullStr Modern views on the epidemiology, etiology and pathogenesis of gynecomastia
title_full_unstemmed Modern views on the epidemiology, etiology and pathogenesis of gynecomastia
title_sort modern views on the epidemiology, etiology and pathogenesis of gynecomastia
publisher ABV-press
series Andrologiâ i Genitalʹnaâ Hirurgiâ
issn 2070-9781
publishDate 2014-12-01
description The review deals with one of the pressing andrological issues – gynecomastia, its etiology and pathogenesis. Based on the current epidemiological and experimental data, most common etiological factors of gynecomastia were investigated. A multiple-valued role of various causes of gynecomastia in several age-groups was revealed. Literature data show that gynecomastia may be a manifestation of various diseases: endocrine, genetic, systematic. As well as that, gynecomastia may occur in patients with oncological diseases. However, gynecomastia can be an iatrogenic complication. Currently, we continue to make insights to the problem of gynecomastia in order to be able to classify its etiological factors and determine its basic pathogenesis pathways.
topic gynecomastia
etiology
pathogenesis
url https://agx.abvpress.ru/jour/article/view/102
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