An adolescent boy has developed gynecomastia. The nurse would share with the adolescent that this condition:
a. may occur normally in adolescence and the elderly male and is normally temporary
b. often causes a loss of sexual desire and an inability to perform sexually
c. is frequently precancerous and he will need to have a mammogram
d. is associated with weak male chromosomal makeup and strong female chromosomes
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A Correct. Sixty percent of males experience transient breast enlargement (gynecomastia), and is temporary.
B Incorrect. Gynecomastia does not often cause a loss of sexual desire and an inability to perform sexually.
C Incorrect. Gynecomastia is not frequently precancerous and he will need to have a mammogram.
D Incorrect. Gynecomastia is not associated with weak male chromosomal makeup and strong female chromosomes.
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