With every passing day we hear of new diseases and their treatments. While it is encouraging to know the advancements in the medical science it is equally disturbing to encounter diseases that were not even heard of some years ago. In most cases, these are the result of man's foolishness on planet earth. The level of pollution that man is responsible for is simply astounding. No wonder then that we are constantly at the risk of catching diseases we have no knowledge about.

Changes keep occurring in our surrounding at an alarming rate and our bodies have to adjust accordingly. When we cannot adjust, we are afflicted with different diseases and abnormalities. Pollution is the single major factor that is the cause of many such afflictions. Pollution causes different kinds of malfunctioning giving rise to new diseases.

These disorders are caused mainly by some kind of physiological malfunctioning. Among the many uncommon diseases that were unheard of and are suddenly becoming known among the people is gynecomastia. Gynecomastia is the medical term for a disease commonly referred to as man boobs. The patient starts developing breasts like women. Though no definite cause can be named for bringing on this condition, there can be various reasons for it.

Gynecomastia is marked with the development of certain effeminate features in men like the overdevelopment of the chest in a man resembling that of a woman. Man boobs is the colloquial term used for this disease. People normally know this disease by this name. However, there is no definite reason as to why this disease occurs but there can be several causes. This disease makes life difficult for men. They often end up becoming a laughing stock among their peers. These kinds of unnatural developments in a male often lead to depression and frustration on their part.

The single outstanding cause that emerges from the various theories they are putting forward points towards hormonal imbalance. However, there can be many other reasons for the disease Gynecomastia. Hormonal imbalance caused by hormonal dysfunction can lead to man boobs. Gynecomastia can be caused when there is more secretion of oestrogen, the hormone that stimulates the growth of female breast in a man's body than testosterone, the male hormone.

One of the most common causes of man boobs is a situation where a human body starts secreting more oestrogen that testosterone. Many things can be the cause of this, including some faults in medication, some kind of chronic liver disease, increased amount of estrogen in serum, chronic kidney disease, sudden decrease in the production of testosterone and others. Some genetic diseases also cause man boobs. It also can result as the after effect of some diseases. These include some common diseases like Klinefelter, Kennedy disease and others.

Gynecomastia has also resulted from injuries of the past, especially injuries in the spinal cord. Obesity is thought to be one of the most common reasons for man boobs. The Adipose tissue in the chest can give rise to the disease.

However, a regular exercise regimen could help one to get rid of such a disease. Supplements can also be an effective way to get rid of this disease. The fat burning exercises are of real help to the patients. Surgery is also another effective way to get rid of Gynecomastia. However, this process entails some risk unlike the others.