What Couvade’s Syndrome Can Teach Us about the Roots of Gynecomastia
Prior to the understanding of Couvade’s Sydrome (a.k.a. “male pregnancy”) as likely mediated by hormonal factors, many physicians believed that Couvades’s had its roots in psychology. Doctors assumed that men who experienced Couvade’s were subconsciously jealous of their pregnant wives. For instance, upon seeing his pregnant wife gorge on food, a husband might get jealous […]
So Why Do Physicians Prescribe Risperdal in the First Place?
Considering that Risperdal can lead to so many side effects (discussed in the intro), why do doctors and pharmacologists recommend it? Are there safer, more predictable drugs available to treat schizophrenia and other, related disorders? The truth is that psychopharmacology has advanced dramatically over the past 100 years. Risperdal belongs to a category of antipsychotics […]
Demystifying Risperdal
Introduction If you are a adolescent male who suffers from a condition known as gynecomastia (abnormal breast growth) that developed while you took the drug Risperdal, you may be confused about what has happened to your body and also deeply frustrated by the confusing, disjointed information you have discovered on the web and elsewhere about […]