Why Exercise Can’t Fix Gynecomastia | Dr. Josef Hadeed Explains

“This is why exercise cannot fix true gynecomastia. It’s important to differentiate between gynecomastia and what’s known as pseudogynecomastia, which is just a growth of normal fatty tissue. Now, pseudogynecomastia is responsive to diet and exercise. However, true gynecomastia oftentimes can be caused by a hormonal condition or even certain medications, and this results in a growth of the actual ductal tissue within the breast that all men have. And when this ductal tissue is allowed to grow or glandular tissue grows, it becomes fibrous, and this is why it is not responsive to diet and exercise. True gynecomastia can be treated, however, with various surgical techniques. So no matter how much exercise you do, no matter how much bench pressing you do, it will not address true gynecomastia.”