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Gynecomastia is an increase in the size of the mammary gland in men. The condition can occur in one or both breasts. It starts as a small mass under the nipple, which can be sensitive. One breast can be bigger than the other. Its cause is an imbalance between the stimulatory effects of estrogen (female sex hormones) and the inhibitory effects of androgens (male sex hormones) in the breast tissue, when the first ones increase, or the second ones descend.
Gynecomastia is a problem relatively common in the population, and there are three prevalence peaks throughout life:
Newborns: Between 60 and 90% of newborns have gynecomastia, produced by the passage of maternal estrogens through the placenta. It is a transient gynecomastia that disappears in about 2-3 weeks.
Puberty: Gynecomastia in puberty affects mainly young people aged between 10 and 14 years, and is due to the transient and physiological increase in estrogen that occurs at this age.
Elderly: Is due to an increase in fatty tissue with a greater peripheral aromatization ( a process that occurs in adipose tissue and that involves the conversion of androgens into estrogens), a decrease in the production of testosterone by the testes and the use of drugs.
The process that occurs before hypothesis is Identifying the variables.
<span>a. chemicals produced by neurons that function as hormones—neurohormones
b. chemicals that act locally on nearby cells—paracrine factors
c. chemicals secreted by presynaptic terminal—neurotransmiters
d. influences same cell type from which it is secreted—autocrine agent
e. chemical secreted into the blood by specialized cells; travels some distance to target tissues—endocrine hormones</span>
The answer is B, higher high tides. Because in the passage it states: "Because the tides seem to spring up."
