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A 26-year-old male asked:
Can sertraline tablets cause gynecomastia or any other type of breast enlargement in men?
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Dr. Otto Placikanswered
Surgery - Plastics 36 years experience
Possibly:see study: In the study cited below, there is concern and evidence to suggest that it may sertraline was a probable cause if gynecomastia formation in a 67 year old particularly if combined with duloxetine.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23324513.
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Dr. David Levensanswered
Plastic Surgery 41 years experience
Not likely: Gynecomastia is usually idiopathic (no known cause) associated with normal hormonal fluctuations of puberty and often resolves spontaneously after a few years.
Known causes can be endogenous (rare hormonal tumors) or exogenous (anabolic steroids).
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Dr. Thomas Fiala commented
Plastic Surgery 35 years experience
Chronic marijuana use is another common cause.
Jul 25, 2013
Dr. Pamela Pappasanswered
Psychiatry 44 years experience
Rare, but possible: In pre-marketing studies, .
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