Causes of male breast development

There are many common diseases among men. When treating male diseases, you must first understand the disease so that you can choose the correct method during treatment. However, before treating men, men must pay attention to actively cooperate with physical examinations. Without physical examinations, it will not help with the treatment of the disease. What are the causes of male breast development? Many people do not understand this.

Male Breast Development:

Causes

Male breast development is caused by increased estrogen secretion or decreased androgen/estrogen ratio. Excessive estrogen is the main cause of male breast development. Giving men exogenous estrogen preparations, such as estrogen treatment for prostate cancer patients, long-term use of estrogen by transgender men, and excessive estrogen secretion by adrenal or testicular tumors can all lead to breast hyperplasia.

Clinical manifestations

Men have palpable breast tissue on one or both sides, which is disc-shaped or diffusely enlarged, sometimes accompanied by enlarged nipples and areolas. Local pain or tenderness may be felt, and a small amount of white secretions may be seen when the nipples are squeezed. Pathological gynecomastia caused by organic diseases should also have clinical manifestations of the primary disease.

Check

1. Laboratory inspection

(1) Gonadal hormone and gonadotropin measurements can help diagnose whether there is primary or secondary testicular hypofunction.

(2) Liver and kidney function tests help diagnose liver and kidney failure.

(3) Measurement of cortisol, ACTH, 17-OHP, and blood and urine cortisol can be used to evaluate congenital or congenital adrenal hyperplasia.

2. Other auxiliary examinations

(1) Breast ultrasound and mammography can distinguish between fat and breast tissue and rule out breast cancer in a timely manner.

(2) Pathological examination of breast tissue is required for further diagnosis.

After understanding the causes of male breast development, when treating this disease in men, we should proceed according to the male causes. The treatment time for male breast development is also relatively long. Therefore, during the treatment, patients should actively cooperate. At the same time, during the treatment of male breast development, male sexual life should also be reduced.