What causes itchy nipples in boys?

It is actually very common for boys to have itchy nipples. Generally, itchy nipples in boys may be related to hygiene, development, etc. However, many boys are embarrassed to go to the hospital for examination after experiencing this situation. In fact, this is not an embarrassing thing. Here I will introduce to you what is the cause of itchy nipples in boys and what causes it? I hope that male friends can be vigilant.

In daily life, itching of male nipples is mainly directly related to personal hygiene problems. The most common is the itching sensation caused by bacterial infection and unclean skin surface. Patients are advised to pay attention to personal hygiene issues in a timely manner and wash their clothes in time after exercise, otherwise it is easy to cause bacteria to breed and induce skin infection, which is very bad for their health.

In fact, many male friends have already considered that they may have breast diseases when they find that they have symptoms such as itchy and painful nipples. The main reason why male breast diseases are ignored by people is that people do not attach importance to male breast diseases in traditional concepts. Many male friends with breast diseases often suffer from the pain alone because they cannot find a suitable male breast disease treatment institution.

Gynecomastia is the excessive development of the male chest, which is mainly manifested by breast enlargement, which can be unilateral or bilateral, and sometimes accompanied by nipple and areola enlargement, and local pain, discomfort or tenderness. Usually, the enlargement of breast glandular tissue is a response to an excess of female sex hormones or a lack of male sex hormones, namely testosterone.

It is generally believed that there are three types of male breast development: one is transient breast hyperplasia in newborns, the other is breast enlargement during puberty and breast hyperplasia occasionally occurring in elderly men. Male breast development often occurs during puberty, and mild cases are mostly temporary and normal. Male breast development in late puberty or adulthood is often accompanied by endocrine diseases. At the same time, male breast development is also seen in patients with liver damage caused by cirrhosis, hunger and malnutrition. Because their liver loses the ability to regulate and balance estrogen and androgen, they develop breasts.

Well, from the above article we can see that itchy nipples are normal for boys. If male friends read this article, they can rest assured. If you have itchy nipples, you must go to the hospital for examination as soon as possible. Don't be embarrassed, because itchy nipples may be a precursor to some disease, so it is responsible for your health to get checked as soon as possible.