While advising parents to consider the possible risk, sereral hormone experts emphasised that the problem appears to happen infrequently and clears up when oils are no longer used. None of those interviewed called for ban on sales.
The study reported on the condition, gynecomastia, in three boys aged 4, 7 and 10. The boys were brought to their doctors with overdeveloped breasts that looked like those of girls in early puberty. They all returned to normal when they stopped using skin lotions, hair gel, shampoo or soap with the natural oils.
The US-funed study was reported study was reported yesterday in the New England Jounral of Medicine.
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