A member asked:

Hi, for some years i've had stretch marks on posterior and inner thighs. i don't do fitness, my weight is 50 kg. what hormones cause it?

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Dr. Matt Wachsman answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Female ones: estrogen changes fat distribution at puberty and certain areas expand. The expansion can cause stretch marks.

Answered 2/1/2015

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Stretch marks: As the name implies is the stretching of the skin. The can occur in substantial weight gain, in pregnancy and in the presence of increased cortisol hormone where the skin loses elasticity like cushins.

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