Drug Side Effects - Gynecomastia Male Breast Enlargement
There are many possible reasons for male breast growth. If caused by a medical problem, this should be corrected first. Such issues can be investigated by your internist or an endocrinologist. In most cases there is no known cause. A complete discussion of the many possible causes for gynecomastia is beyond the scope of this introduction.
These drugs (according to the Physician Desk Reference) can cause gynecomastia as a side effect. The risks are generally very low for male breast enlargement from these medications, but breasts in men can be a cause for embarrassment. Some medications may be important for your other medical problems. There are other causes of gynecomastia male breast enlargement.
Abilify Adalat Advicor Aldoclor Aldomet Aldoril Altocor Altoprev Anadrol Androderm AndroGel Androxy * Android Aripiprazole Atripla Avodart Axid Azilect Baycol Betaseron Caduet Captopril Cardizem LA Cardura * Casodex Catapres Celexa Cipro Climara Transdermal Clinoril Clorpres Combivir Compazine (No incidence data in labeling) Covera-HS Delatestryl Digitek Duraclon Effexor Eligard Emcyt Etrafon * Eulexin | Finasteride Flexeril Gengraf Geodon Gonal-F Haldol Humatrope Indocin Inspra Intron A Isoptin SR Kadian Kaletra Lanoxicaps Lanoxin Lescol Lexxel Lofibra Lotrel Loxitane Loxitane *Lunesta * Lupron Matulane Megace ES Methotrexate Mevacor Midamor Moban Moduretic Motrin Myleran Navane (No incidence data in labeling) Neoral Neurotin Nexavar * Nilandron Nexavar Nizoral Norpace Norpramin (No incidence data in labeling) | Norvasc Novarel Nutropin Oxandrin Pepcid Pergonal Plendil Pravachol Pregnyl Premarin Prevacid PREVPAC Prezista Prilosec Procardia Proquin XR Proscar Prozac Reglan Repronex Requip Retrovir Rifamate (No incidence data in labeling) Rifater Risperdal Sandimmune Sandostatin Sarafem Serentil Seroquel * Serostim Sinequan (No incidence data in labeling) Striant Mucoadhesive Sporanox Stelazine (No incidence data in labeling) Sular Surmontil Sustiva Symbyax | * Tagamet Tarka Testim Gel * Testoderm Testred (No incidence data in labeling) Thalomid Thioridazine Thiothixene Thorazine Tiazac Trelstar LA Trecator-SC (No incidence data in labeling) Trexall Tricor Triglide Trizivir *Valera *Vantas Vaseretic Vasotec Verelan * Viadur Vivactil (No incidence data in labeling) Vytorin Wellbutrin Winstrol (No incidence data in labeling) Xanax Zantac Zegerid Zocor * Zoladex Zoloft Zonegran Zyban Zyprexa Herbals Digitalis Purpurea (FOXGLOVE) |
An * asterisk indicates an incidence of 3% or greater.
To search for information about these drugs the PDR online can be a valuable tool.
If you have questions, you should ask your doctor about medications or possible drug treatments. If your medical doctor stops medication, the breast enlargement may go away. In some cases it may not resolve and surgical reduction would be another option. As a surgeon Dr. Bermant helps his patients with surgical sculpture which you can explore on the following pages.
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