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    N Z Med J. 2007 Nov 9;120(1265):U2803.

    Gynaecomastia in a man and hyperoestrogenism in a woman due to ingestion of nettle (Urtica dioica).

    Sahin M, Yilmaz H, Gursoy A, Demirel AN, Tutuncu NB, Guvener ND.

    Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases Department, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey. drsahinmustafa@yahoo.com

    Nettle (Urtica dioica) is commonly sold as a herbal tea in Turkey. We report a case of gynaecomastia in a man (in which the only aetiologic factor identified was nettle tea consumption) and a case of galactorrhoea in a woman (in which the only aetiologic factor identified was also nettle tea ingestion).

    PMID: 18264183 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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