What causes male breast enlargement?

Whether the breasts are developed is one of the main sexual characteristics that distinguish men from women. However, due to diseases or other reasons, some men also have developed breasts, which brings a lot of physical and psychological troubles to patients. So why does breast development, one of the main sexual characteristics of women, appear in men? Today, I will give you a brief introduction to the reasons.

Gynecomastia is a common clinical disease. It is generally considered abnormal to touch breast tissue in men, except for three cases: transient gynecomastia in newborns, breast enlargement during puberty, and occasional gynecomastia in older men.

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.

In fact, male breast enlargement is not a serious disease. What troubles patients more is the physical discomfort and psychological anxiety and inferiority. In fact, as long as we overcome the psychological barriers, bravely go to a regular hospital to seek help from professional doctors, and actively face treatment, we can soon be cured and return to normal.