Lavender Or Tea Tree Oil Cause Male Breast Growth
Three cases of breast tissue enlargement in young boys, reported in The New England Journal of Medicine, apparently resulted from the application of products containing lavender or tea tree oil.
The development of prominent breast tissue in men or adolescences, also known as “gynecomastia,” is extremely uncommon in prepubertal boys, the authors note. If it does occur in a young boy, it may be due to a condition that is disrupting hormone activity.
Co-author Dr. Clifford A. Bloch, a pediatric endocrinologist in Greenwood Village, Colorado, diagnosed three boys, ages 4, 7, and 10 years old, with gynecomastia. Blood levels of the patients’ steroids, which are essential for the formation of hormones, were normal. (more…)