Question

A hormone imbalance may cause a man to develop certain female secondary sex characteristics. Gynecomastia is a condition in men where their breasts swell and become abnormally large. A low level of which hormone would cause this condition?

Answer 1

 male estrogen levels that are too high or are out of balance with testosterone levels can cause gynecomastia.

Answer 2

Answer:

The correct answer would be - low level of testosterone hormone.

Explanation:

Gynecomastia is a condition occurs in the male in which the male breast tissue swells which are caused by the reduced or low level of the testosterone or increased level of male estrogen hormone in males.

The proper balance of these two hormones namely male hormone testosterone and female hormone. The imbalance of these hormones causes gynecomastia condition.

Thus, the correct answer would be - low level of testosterone hormone.