Q. Which tests should I undergo to determine hormonal imbalance?

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• This is called gynecomastia which is quite common and needs treatment due to cosmetic reasons.

• First of all, this may be natural following obesity or due to hormonal imbalance inside you.

• You need a checkup whether there is any hormonal imbalance. A testicular examination and assessment of serum thyroid and testosterone are the basic tests.

• Often these tests are found normal. In that case, there remain two options.

• First one is aggressive weight reduction and body building which you are following. This is the good option provided you are highly motivated.

• The second one is surgery. Do not get tensed. This is a very common form of surgery where the fat around the nipples are taken away. This is also a permanent cure.

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• You can do few preliminary tests to assess whether there is any hormonal problem with you.

• But, keep in mind that occasionally these tests appear within normal range which signifies your gynecomastia is physiological.

• Just do a blood test for TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone), LH (Luteinizing hormone), LFT (liver function tests), prolactin, creatinine, total and free testosterone and estradiol for basic assessment.

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I have gone through your blood reports (attachment removed to protect patient identity).

• The results can be defined as good as well as bad. It is good, because they are all normal and within limits.

• Your gynecomastia is entirely physiological and not related to any hormonal disturbances. Thus there will be no response to any form of drug therapy at present.

• This is actually not gynecomastia, but lipomastia which means a collection of fat tissue.

• You need to work hard to reduce these breast fat as well as to tighten your underlying chest muscles.

• Your target would be to reduce the BMI - body mass index to below 22. Just join a gym to get the instructions for weight reduction as well as to tighten the muscles in the chest.

• Exercises which can help you are:

1. Pushups - not only tighten the chest’s upper muscles but also help reduce their size.
2. Incline press with dumbbells - The chest fat can become lifted and less saggy when doing an incline press using dumbbells to make it appear elevated.
3. Seated row - This helps eliminate man boobs by working the pectoral muscles into firmness.

• If your false gynecomastia has been under treatment or exercise for more than a year and there is no apparent sign of improvement then the only option is surgery.

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