The current management of gynecomastia: An update

International Journal of Fertility and Women's Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 233-240

  Gikas, Panos ^a   Mokbel, Ramia ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Androgen; Causes; Estrogen; Gynecomastia; Male breast; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATING AGENT; AMIODARONE; AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; ANDROGEN; ANTIANDROGEN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CIMETIDINE; DANAZOL; DIAZEPAM; DILTIAZEM; ESTROGEN; FLUTAMIDE; ISONIAZID; KETOCONAZOLE; METHOTREXATE; METHYLDOPA; METRONIDAZOLE; NIFEDIPINE; NITROSOUREA; PENICILLAMINE; PHENOTHIAZINE; PHENYTOIN; PLACEBO; RESERPINE; SPIRONOLACTONE; THEOPHYLLINE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; UNINDEXED DRUG; VERAPAMIL; VINCRISTINE;

CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GYNECOMASTIA; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; LABORATORY TEST; LIPOSUCTION; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PUBERTY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ANDROGENS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ESTROGENS; GYNECOMASTIA; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 33846877400     PISSN: 1534892X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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