Things you don't know about big breast disease in men

About half of the large breast cases in men do not find the cause. The rest may be due to medications, genital disorders or endocrine abnormalities.

Large breasts in men are quite common. A week, the Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery of Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy received up to 6 people. This disease accounts for 65% of mammary gland disease in men but in fact does not cause much harm. Some people only feel pain when touching the mammary gland. However, the disease has a great influence on psychology, causing guilt and reducing the quality of life of patients.

Up to 50% of large breasts do not find the cause, even though the patient has done enough biological tests. Some male children with big breast disease at puberty (age 12-14); often the breasts are large on both sides and hurt when touched. This makes children and parents worried. However, this is only a physiological phenomenon, will end after 1-2 years.

Many types of medicines can cause breast disease.(Illustration).

Many types of medicines can cause breast disease . Drugs can be used by patients to cure or present in food, especially food from industrial animals that use growth hormones. Typically, female hormones estrogen and estrogen resistance drugs.

Soy milk is good for women, especially menopausal, but not for men , because it can cause big breast disease and reduce physiological ability. A Vung Tau local director confided to the Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy doctor that his chest has been hurt recently, and his physiological account is too weak, despite playing tennis and drinking bile-filled alcohol. regularly. He also boasted to use 2 liters of soy milk daily and drink water instead. Only 3 months after stopping using soy milk according to the doctor's advice, his breast went away and the man returned.

Some drugs for mental illness, neurological disorders, antidepressants, anti-cancer drugs . are also causes of breast disease in men.

Other common causes of genital disorders are abnormalities in the testes (such as hypogonadism with endocrine disorders, testicular tumors) and adrenal diseases, hyperthyroid syndrome, Pituitary tumors, malignant tumors of the chest. In particular, big breast disease in men is very common in people with cirrhosis, especially alcoholic cirrhosis. There is a big breast case which is the first symptom to help doctors detect cirrhosis in men.

To treat large breasts, the first thing is to find out the cause by a thorough examination, including genital examination and biological tests to quantify the hormones that cause disease. Since then, the doctor has a thorough treatment according to the cause. Drugs commonly prescribed are male hormonal drugs used in oral form, topical cream and intramuscular injections, which are often used for more than 3 months, low efficacy, mainly to relieve pain. Oestrogens such as Tamoxifen are also used.

Surgery is an effective treatment , especially when the breast is too big and causes pain. The procedure is very simple, less complications and patients can leave the day. Surgery helps patients lose inferiority complex, regain balance in life and in social relations.

Dr. Nguyen Hoai Nam