Gynecomastia in German soldiers: etiology and pathology
Background: We found a high incidence of patients with gynecomastia in the German Ministry of Defense Guard Battalion in Berlin. For this reason, we conducted the present study to investigate etiological and pathological aspects of this condition. Methods: Within six years, a total of 211 patien...
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| author | Kuhne, Hans-Peter Egler, Sandy Lenz, Stefan Lieber, André Doll, Dietrich Krapohl, Björn Dirk |
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| description | Background: We found a high incidence of patients with gynecomastia in the German Ministry of Defense Guard Battalion in Berlin. For this reason, we conducted the present study to investigate etiological and pathological aspects of this condition.
Methods: Within six years, a total of 211 patients underwent surgery for gynecomastia. We compared this group of patients with a control group of healthy males without signs or symptoms of gynecomastia. The two groups were matched for median age.
Results: The groups showed significant differences (p<0.05) in serum testosterone, free triiodothyronine (fT3), LH (luteinizing hormone) and prolactin levels and in body mass index (BMI). In addition, there was a highly significant correlation between left-sided gynecomastia and membership in the Guard Battalion.
Conclusions: We found differences in hormone blood levels between gynecomastia patients and a control group. Moreover, gynecomastia was predominantly seen on the left side in guard soldiers. A possible explanation is the mechanical impact of the carbine against the left side of the body during rifle drills. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e320e57353664d988722df1b639ce4002022-12-22T00:53:41ZdeuGerman Medical Science GMS Publishing HouseGMS Interdisciplinary Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery DGPW2193-80912012-01-011Doc0310.3205/iprs000003Gynecomastia in German soldiers: etiology and pathologyKuhne, Hans-Peter0Egler, Sandy1Lenz, Stefan2Lieber, André3Doll, Dietrich4Krapohl, Björn Dirk5Department of Surgery, German Armed Forces Hospital of Berlin, Berlin, Germany Department of Surgery, German Armed Forces Hospital of Berlin, Berlin, Germany Department of Surgery, German Armed Forces Hospital of Berlin, Berlin, GermanyDepartment of Surgery, German Armed Forces Hospital of Berlin, Berlin, Germany Department of Surgery, German Armed Forces Hospital of Berlin, Berlin, Germany Department of Surgery, German Armed Forces Hospital of Berlin, Berlin, GermanyBackground: We found a high incidence of patients with gynecomastia in the German Ministry of Defense Guard Battalion in Berlin. For this reason, we conducted the present study to investigate etiological and pathological aspects of this condition. Methods: Within six years, a total of 211 patients underwent surgery for gynecomastia. We compared this group of patients with a control group of healthy males without signs or symptoms of gynecomastia. The two groups were matched for median age. Results: The groups showed significant differences (p<0.05) in serum testosterone, free triiodothyronine (fT3), LH (luteinizing hormone) and prolactin levels and in body mass index (BMI). In addition, there was a highly significant correlation between left-sided gynecomastia and membership in the Guard Battalion. Conclusions: We found differences in hormone blood levels between gynecomastia patients and a control group. Moreover, gynecomastia was predominantly seen on the left side in guard soldiers. A possible explanation is the mechanical impact of the carbine against the left side of the body during rifle drills.http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/iprs/2012-1/iprs000003.shtmlgynecomastiamale breastsoldiers’ disease |
| spellingShingle | Kuhne, Hans-Peter Egler, Sandy Lenz, Stefan Lieber, André Doll, Dietrich Krapohl, Björn Dirk Gynecomastia in German soldiers: etiology and pathology GMS Interdisciplinary Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery DGPW gynecomastia male breast soldiers’ disease |
| title | Gynecomastia in German soldiers: etiology and pathology |
| title_full | Gynecomastia in German soldiers: etiology and pathology |
| title_fullStr | Gynecomastia in German soldiers: etiology and pathology |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gynecomastia in German soldiers: etiology and pathology |
| title_short | Gynecomastia in German soldiers: etiology and pathology |
| title_sort | gynecomastia in german soldiers etiology and pathology |
| topic | gynecomastia male breast soldiers’ disease |
| url | http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/iprs/2012-1/iprs000003.shtml |
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