Abstract:Thirty-three males who had received oxandrolone therapy for short stature were evaluated for gynecomastia which had its onset during or following completion of therapy. When compared with a group of treated boys who did not develop gynecomastia, mean duration of treatment was similar (3.3 v. 3.4 yr), and appeared to have no relationship to the appearance of gynecomastia. When compared with a group of normal untreated males with transient gynecomastia, the subjects' mean age (16.1 v. 13.6 yr), mean bone age (14… Show more
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