Abstract
Plasma levels of testosterone, estrone, and estradiol were measured in healthy males of all developmental stages and compared to the values of adolescents suffering from gynecomastia. There was no difference between normals and patients in their testosterone and estrogen levels, and no imbalance of the testosterone-estrogen ratio was observed in pubertal gynecomastia.
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Die Testosteron- und Östrogen-Plasmaspiegel gesunder männlicher Probanden aller Reifestadien wurden mit den Werten von Adoleszenten mit Pubertätsgynäkomastie verglichen. Dabei ergaben sich keine Unterschiede. Eine Störung des Testosteron-Östrogen-Quotienten als Ursache der Pubertätsgynäkomastie war nicht erkennbar.
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Bidlingmaier, F., Knorr, D. Plasma testosterone and estrogens in pubertal gynecomastia. Z. Kinder-Heilk. 115, 89–94 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00438995
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