Gynecomastia Causes Quiz
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What is a common cause of gynecomastia in neonates?

  • Exposure to maternal oestrogens (correct)
  • Imbalance between oestrogens to androgens
  • Pharmacological effects
  • Decrease in testosterone secretion

    • What leads to gynecomastia in approximately 50% of normal boys during puberty?

  • Pathological factors
  • Physiological imbalance between hormones
  • Decrease in testosterone secretion
  • Temporarily increased secretion of oestrogens relative to androgens (correct)

    • How does gynecomastia in elderly males typically occur?

  • Imbalance between oestrogens to androgens
  • Pharmacological effects
  • As a result of a decrease in testosterone secretion (correct)
  • Exposure to maternal oestrogens

    • What is a common cause of gynecomastia in neonates?

    <p>Exposure to maternal oestrogens</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What leads to gynecomastia in approximately 50% of normal boys during puberty?

    <p>Temporarily increased secretion of oestrogens relative to androgens</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does gynecomastia typically occur in elderly males?

    <p>Decrease in testosterone secretion</p> Signup and view all the answers

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