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Weekly News Roundup
September 8, 2015
Breast reduction surgery for teenage boys in the US on the rise

The percentage of young men who have had breast reduction surgery in the US has surged over the past year, new figures have shown. Rising faster than any other procedure sought by teenagers, some 6,694 boys and men aged between 13 and 19 underwent the surgery in 2014. Such procedures can cost between $5,000 to $15,000, depending on the area of the country.
Independent, September 6, 2015

Editor's Note: Up to 64% of teen males experience gynecomastia as a part of puberty; for 90% of those the condition will resolve itself naturally. See story below.


Sex education varies widely between school districts, leaving many teens without comprehensive information. We made a video that covers what some schools are too embarrassed to teach.


HBO, August 9, 2015


Current use of any tobacco (combustible or smokeless tobacco) significantly declined from 33.9% in 2001 to 22.4% in 2013; however, current smokeless tobacco use significantly increased from 10.0% to 11.1% among athletes, and did not change (5.9%) among nonathletes.
MMWR, September 4, 2015
Physiological Gynecomastia Common in Pubertal Boys

"The point of our research is to try to explain an extremely common phenomenon that is lacking a full physiological explanation. I believe we have come a lot closer to giving these boys an answer to why some of them develop breast tissue and others do not. Hopefully this will help the boys not to worry that much or feel less anxious going through puberty," Dr Mieritz told  Medscape Medical News.
Medscape, August 24, 2015
The Weekly News Roundup is produced by The Partnership for Male Youth and is released every Monday. 
For more information contact Dennis J. Barbour, JD. News Roundup editor and Executive Director of the Partnership, at dbarbour@partnershipformaleyouth.org.

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The  Partnership for Male Youth is a collaboration among 23 national organizations and representation from six federal agencies. It is led by a multidisciplinary and multispecialty steering committee and advisory council. The Partnerships's flagship effort, released in January 2014, is  The Health Provider Toolkit for Adolescent and Young Adult Males.
Dennis J. Barbour, Esq.
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