Men also suffer from breast disease?

  When the doctor told Xiao Zhao he would have to have a breast surgery to solve his breast hypertrophy, he was a bit teary-eyed: “How can men get breast disease too?”  According to the masculine Zhao, four years ago his bilateral breasts began to gradually increase in size. He could not lift his head all day, especially in summer, not dare to wear a single coat, not to mention topless, and very painful when pressing the breast. Because he was ashamed to talk about it, he had been dragging his feet and did not go to the hospital for treatment. Recently, the pain has increased and he had no choice but to come to the hospital for treatment.  The company’s main business is to provide a wide range of products and services to its customers. Yu Jifeng introduced that under normal circumstances the male mammary gland has only a small number of rudimentary ducts and a small amount of connective tissue with a flat appearance. However, under certain physiological or pathological conditions, men can also develop breasts, mainly manifested as unilateral or bilateral breast swelling and pain, mammary gland development, disc-shaped tough nodules under the areola, some of which are similar in appearance to the mammary glands of adolescent girls.  Although medically speaking, mastopexy can occur in both men and women, but due to social habits, men never realize that they can also get mastopexy.  ”Many people think that breast disease is the ‘patent’ of women, however this is not the case.” Yu Jifeng said that although men’s mammary glands are not mature, this does not mean that men do not develop breast diseases. Although these diseases are uncommon and not recognized and taken seriously, they can be physiologically and psychologically traumatic for patients, and therefore deserve attention.  The causes of male breast enlargement are known to be related to hormonal imbalance and increased sensitivity of breast tissue to estrogen. Depending on the cause of occurrence, it can be divided into primary and secondary gynecomastia.  The cause of primary gynecomastia is a physiological endocrine disorder, most often seen in adolescent maturity, when sex hormone levels change rapidly and the ratio of estrogen to androgen is imbalanced. In older men, due to testicular atrophy or hypofunction, the relative lack of androgens and the dominant effect of estrogen on the mammary glands can also cause breast enlargement.  The secondary cause of male breast enlargement is a disease that leads to endocrine dysfunction. The main causes are testicular insufficiency or testicular inflammation, trauma, or tumor causing testicular insufficiency, which can lead to breast hypertrophy; long-term use of some drugs due to other diseases can also lead to male breast development, including omeprazole, cimetidine, captopril, isoniazid, and astaxolone, etc.  How to treat Gynecomastia Treatment for gynecomastia varies from person to person, and surgery is not the first choice.  ”For primary gynecomastia, most will subside naturally without special treatment and usually return to normal within 6 months. For secondary gynecomastia, treatment should be directed at the cause.” Yu Jifeng introduced that drug-induced breast enlargement can generally subside after stopping the medication. For obvious pain, excessive breast enlargement that lasts for more than 18 to 24 months, where the underlying cause has been treated or has not improved significantly after correction, or where men are upset about their image, surgery is required.  Currently, a significant number of men with breast enlargement are reluctant to see a doctor because of embarrassment or carelessness. Doctors suggest that one should not be shy about seeing a doctor. In addition, mastopexy patients should exercise more, do not take supplements indiscriminately, and try not to use hormones.