Do you know why men have enlarged breasts?

Enlarged breasts in men are abnormal. This indicates that there are some problems in the male body, both primary and secondary. Poor liver function, adrenal disease, and long-term use of certain medications can all lead to enlarged breasts in men, and they must be treated in time.

1. What causes male breast hypertrophy? Testicular insufficiency can be seen in patients after castration and patients during estrogen treatment. Due to the imbalance of sex hormone secretion in the body, it is easy to cause breast hypertrophy;

2. Patients with poor liver function may also develop breast enlargement due to decreased estrogen inactivation function;

3. Adrenal gland diseases, pituitary diseases, tumors, etc. can cause breast development;

4. Long-term use of drugs such as spironolactone, isoniazid, and digitalis can cause male breast development, which can heal itself after stopping the medication;

5. Some patients have no obvious cause, and most of them are adolescent patients. Occasionally, the disease occurs in families, but whether there is a genetic reason needs further study.

6. Male breast hypertrophy is mainly manifested by unilateral or bilateral breast swelling and pain, breast development, and the presence of discoid firm nodules under the areola. Some of them look similar to the breasts of adolescent girls. According to the cause, male breast hypertrophy can be divided into primary and secondary male breast hypertrophy.

The above is an introduction to the causes of male breast hypertrophy. After the above introduction, I believe you now have some understanding of male breast hypertrophy.

Experts point out that male breast enlargement generally does not require treatment. If the symptoms persist, you need to go to the hospital for treatment.