Post Date December, 03 2023
Male breast hyperplasia is more common before and after puberty and in the elderly, and can generally be divided into two categories: primary and secondary. Primary cases are usually more common in adolescent boys and elderly men, mainly caused by a transient increase in endogenous estrogen or a decrease in androgen, which often resolves on its own. Secondary cases are commonly seen in liver diseases, testicular diseases, adrenal diseases, thyroid diseases Breast development can also be caused by diabetes, tumors of the genitourinary system or nervous system, long-term estrogen use for prostate diseases, or long-term use of some drugs for other diseases, such as reserpine, digitalis, and chlorpromazine, which can generally subside after drug withdrawal.
If a man discovers breast enlargement, he should go to the hospital for diagnosis as soon as possible. If it is physiological or drug-induced, there is no need to be too nervous and it can subside on its own or after stopping the medication. If it is pathological, treatment should be given according to the cause. For men with breast enlargement, active and effective treatment should be given at an early stage to restore normal.
Professionals say that male breast hyperplasia is less likely to become malignant. Because male androgen is dominant in the body, breast tissue cannot receive the necessary estrogen stimulation, especially in the breast structure, the breast lobe and glandular epithelium are in a atrophic state, so they are underdeveloped, so breast cancer is less likely to occur.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that in men, the breasts belong to the kidneys, while the nipples belong to the liver. If emotions are not regulated, anger can damage the liver, causing stagnation of liver qi. Prolonged stagnation can lead to the transformation of fire, burning the body fluids of the liver and kidneys, damaging liver function, and reducing detoxification function. This can prevent excessive estrogen from being metabolized in the liver, causing it to act on the target organs of the breast, or in old age and physical deficiency. Prolonged illness can lead to kidney deficiency, liver and kidney deficiency, and kidney yin and yang deficiency. It cannot nourish the liver and wood, and the wood qi cannot be relaxed, leading to dereliction of duty, The stagnation of phlegm and dampness, as well as the formation of upper mammary collaterals, can also lead to this disease, or due to insufficient innate endowment, the inability of essence and blood to support Chong and Ren, resulting in Chong and Ren imbalance, or external evil damaging the liver, and liver failure to regulate and release can lead to the loss of nourishment in the meridians, impeded Qi and blood flow, resulting in blood stasis and phlegm coagulation, blocking the meridians and leading to male breast development syndrome.
For male breast hyperplasia, traditional Chinese medicine has a definite therapeutic effect based on syndrome differentiation, and it does not have many side effects of Western medicine and hormone drugs.
Professionals remind that the onset of this disease is related to emotions. Therefore, in treatment, it is necessary to regulate emotions, maintain a happy mood, avoid anger and worry. It is not advisable to overeat greasy and spicy foods in daily diet, adhere to necessary physical and functional exercise, pay attention to cleanliness and hygiene, prevent nipple and skin damage, and prevent co infection.
In addition, men must not drink too much alcohol. Excessive drinking can lead to a decrease in liver function, which affects the mutual conversion between estrogen and androgen in the body. If there is an obstacle to the normal metabolism and degradation of estrogen, it can lead to high levels of estrogen.
Men and women alike, if they take estrogen containing drugs orally, such as certain antihypertensive drugs and prostate treatment drugs, they must take them under the guidance of a doctor and not purchase them themselves to avoid affecting hormone levels in the body and causing adverse consequences.
