Posted Feb 08, 2007 at 04:40AM by Rio S. Listed in: Self Well-being Tags: UK
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Gynecomastia - Image 1This is a delicate subject, especially for the guys. So for those guys out there, you might experience some discomfort while reading this post.

You still there? Courageous, huh? Anyway, this is about a condition that strikes men, usually starting during the pre-adolescent period - Gynecomastia. It is a condition striking men that enlarges - err... something that isn't really normally enlarged. Better known as man breasts, man boobs, or simply moobs, it's not really a serious medical condition but a great source of embarrassment.

This is commonly known as caused by obesity but according to medical studies, they found that gynecomastia is actually idiopathic (which means it has no clear cause). Records show that 4,000 men in the UK had their moobs cosmetically altered (read: removed). Gynaeplasty, the surgical removal of the iffy things has gone up to number three in the list of cosmetic surgeries undergone by men.

The procedure for the *cough* ample chested costs around GDP 4,000 (around US$ 7,900) and usually takes a day. So for those aiming for a (*clears throat*) flatter chest, should probably save up.


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   by LuigiBrotha (Unregistered) - 2007-02-10
 » Lavender causes manboobs

Interestingly enough I read an article on manboobs just 2 days ago. It's dutch and can be found here. http://www.kijk.nl/artikel.asp?id=1072&menu=1

Just a summary :

A kid went to the doctor with his mother because he was starting to grow manboobs. The doctor asked a couple of questions and finally heard that the mother would give the boy lavender oil on his chest because of it's homeopathic nature. After the boy stopped using the oil the manboobs were quickly gonne. After dr.Clifford Bloch informed several of there colleges they also started to ask if mothers would use lavender oil for there kids. 2 of them did and after they stopped giving the oil the manboobs disappeared. Lavender has a structure similair to that of estrogen which is an important hormone for the growth of breasts.



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