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ArticleThe Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism2025

Gynecomastia and Its Management In Boys With Partial Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome.

Supitcha Patjamontri, Angela K Lucas-Herald, Jillian Bryce, Erica van den Akker, Martine Cools, Evgenia Globa, Gil Guerra-Junior, Olaf Hiort, Paul Hofman, Paul-Martin Holterhus and 11 more

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Article in The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  5. Differences of sex development.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

21 authors.

Supitcha PatjamontriDevelopmental Endocrinology Research Group, University of Glasgow, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow G51 4TF, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1525-8699
Angela K Lucas-HeraldDevelopmental Endocrinology Research Group, University of Glasgow, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow G51 4TF, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2662-1684
Jillian BryceDevelopmental Endocrinology Research Group, University of Glasgow, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow G51 4TF, UK.
Erica van den AkkerDivision of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Sophia Children's Hospital and Center of Expertise DSD, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam 3000 CA, Netherlands.
Martine CoolsDepartment of Paediatric Endocrinology, Ghent University Hospital, University of Ghent, Ghent 9000, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-9552-4899
Evgenia GlobaUkrainian Scientific and Practical Center of Endocrine Surgery, Transplantation of Endocrine Organs and Tissues of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, Kyiv 01021, Ukraine.
Gil Guerra-JuniorInterdisciplinary Group for the Study of Sex Determination and Differentiation, School of Medical Sciences (FCM), State University of Campinas, Campinas 13083-887, Brazil.
Olaf HiortDivision of Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University of Lübeck, 23538 Lübeck, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7490-4983
Paul HofmanLiggins Institute, University of Auckland, 1023 Auckland, New Zealand.
Paul-Martin HolterhusDivision of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel/Christian-Albrechts University of Kiel, 24105 Kiel, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9308-3129
Ieuan A HughesDepartment of Paediatrics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK.
Anders JuulGrowth and Reproduction Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-0534-4350
Anna NordenstromDepartment of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden.
Gianni RussoDepartment of Pediatrics, Endocrine Unit, Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Milan 20132, Italy.
Marianna R StancampianoDepartment of Pediatrics, Endocrine Unit, Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Milan 20132, Italy.
Sumudu N SeneviratneFaculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo 8, Sri Lanka.
Rieko Tadokoro-CuccaroDepartment of Paediatrics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK.
Ajay ThankamonyDepartment of Paediatrics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK.
Naomi WeintrobEndocrinology and Diabetes Unit, Dana-Dwek Children's Hospital, Tel Aviv 6423906, Israel.
Natalia ZelinskaUkrainian Scientific and Practical Center of Endocrine Surgery, Transplantation of Endocrine Organs and Tissues of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, Kyiv 01021, Ukraine.
S Faisal AhmedDevelopmental Endocrinology Research Group, University of Glasgow, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow G51 4TF, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0689-5549

Funding

European Society for Paediatric EndocrinologyFaculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, ThailandMedical Research Council G1100236Seventh European Union Framework Program 201444
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionPartial androgen insensitivity syndrome (PAIS) is a rare condition that is reported to be commonly associated with gynecomastia in males.

objectivesTo assess the management of gynecomastia in male PAIS. MATERIALS AND

methodsRetrospective review of males with PAIS over the age of 10 years in the I-DSD registry.

resultsOf the 205 eligible cases, information was available for 57 from 13 centers. An androgen receptor gene variant was confirmed in 45 (79%) with a median age at first presentation of 1.0 year (range 0.1, 26.0). Of the 45 genetically confirmed cases, gynecomastia was present in 41 (91%) with a median age at the time of gynecomastia development of 13.5 years (11.0, 29.0). In the other 4 (9%) with no gynecomastia, the median age at last assessment was 15.7 years (10.6, 17.0). In 30 cases with information available, micropenis was present at the time of gynecomastia development in 23 (77%). Of the 35 with information available, 2 (6%) exhibited spontaneous resolution between the ages of 15 and 21 years and 25 (71%) had breast surgery at a median age of 15.7 years (14.0, 23.0). Of these 25, 9 (26%) had previously received medical therapy. The median clinician score of effectiveness for medical therapy was 3 (1, 8) compared to 10 (3, 10) for surgery (P < .0001). In 31 with information available, 13 (42%) had received psychology support.

conclusionGynecomastia is common in PAIS but not universal. Surgical management may be more effective than medical therapy, but there is a need for further standardized and systematic studies.

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Androgen-Insensitivity SyndromeGynecomastiaAdolescentAdultChildChild, PreschoolHumansInfantMaleReceptors, AndrogenRegistriesRetrospective StudiesYoung AdultReceptors, Androgenandrogen insensitivity syndromedisorders of sex developmentgynecomastiaI-DSD registry

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PMCPMC12086415

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