And it wasn't just the females. Young boys were also affected. Many had to have surgery to deal with breasts that had become grossly swollen.

不仅仅是女性，年轻的男孩也开始受到影响，许多人不得不通过手术来处理。

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She then describes the major surgery two weeks later where breast tissue was removed, saying it felt "like a scene out of a science-fiction film, " then writes that nine weeks later she had a third surgery to reconstruct the breasts and receive implants.

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"The dilemma we're facing is more and more women are choosing to remove both breasts, " said Dr. Michael Sabel, associate professor of surgery at the University of Michigan Medical School, in a statement announcing the findings.

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