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Mark the false statement regarding physiological gynacomastia

A
Adolescence gynecomastiais caused by excess of estradiol relative to testosterone.
B
Excess of circulating estrogens is specific to cause neonatal gynecomastia only
C
Neonatal gynecomastia is caused by the action of placental estrogens on neonatal breast tissues
D
Senescence gynecomastia is caused by fall in level of circulating testosterone
High-Yield Explanation
Physiologic/Idiopathic gynecomastia No underlying pathologic > 60 % of neonates because of immediate exposure to transplacental estrogens. Estrogen and testosterone shifts occur during pubey. (Estrogen > testosterone) With increasing age, the prevalence keeps on increasing to >70% due to fall in testosterone levels
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