Brief overview Symptoms: Enlarged male breasts due to growth of mammary gland tissue, unilateral or bilateral, often no symptoms, sometimes feeling of tension in the breasts, restricted movement or sensitive nipples Causes: Physiological causes due to imbalance of male and female hormones (such as neonatal, pubertal or geriatric gynecomastia), pathological causes such as defects in … Gynecomastia: Causes, Treatment, Prognosis
Post-finasteride syndrome (PFS) represents a complex of symptoms due to the side effects of the drug finasteride. These are persistent neurological, sexual, and physical side effects. Even after discontinuation of the drug, the symptoms sometimes persist for a long time. What is post-finasteride syndrome? Post-finasteride syndrome is a term defined by doctors, the media, and … Post-finasteride Syndrome: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
The mamma, the female breast, is a symbol of nourishment, love and motherhood. But unfortunately, numerous abnormalities can occur in this area. One of them is gigantomastia. What is gigantomastia? Gigantomastia (also macromastia, hypermastia or mammary hypertrophy, translated as giant breast) is an excessively large anlage of the female breast. It can be unilateral or … Gigantomastia: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Definition The term hypertrophy is composed of the ancient Greek words “hyper” (excessive) and “trophein” (to feed). In medicine, hypertrophy refers to the enlargement of an organ because the individual cells of the organ increase in size. Thus, in hypertrophy, the individual cells of the organ are enlarged, but the number of cells remains the … Hypertrophy
Hypertrophy of the heart The heart ensures that blood is pumped through the body and consists of heart muscle cells. Hypertrophy of the heart means that the individual heart muscle cells grow, but their number remains unchanged. This can be caused by various diseases of the heart, the most important being valvular defects, high blood … Hypertrophy of the heart | Hypertrophy
Hypertrophy of the turbinates The nasal conchae (Conchae nasales) are located inside the nose, where the nose no longer consists of cartilage but of bone. There are three nasal conchae on each side: one upper, one middle and one lower. The nasal conchae are small bone ridges covered with mucous membrane. The nasal conchae increase … Hypertrophy of the turbinates | Hypertrophy
Hypertrophy of facet joints Each vertebral body has two upward and two downward oriented joint surfaces, which are called facet joints (Facies articularis superior and inferior). The facet joints connect the individual vertebral bodies with each other and thus enable the mobility of the spine. The shape and alignment of the facet joints are the … Hypertrophy of facet joints | Hypertrophy
Finasteride belongs to the synthetic steroids and is used to treat hereditary hair loss in men, as well as prostatic hyperplasia. What is finasteride? Finasteride belongs to the synthetic steroids and is used, for example, to treat hereditary hair loss in men. Finasteride is a drug that was originally developed to treat benign enlargement of … Finasteride: Effects, Uses & Risks
Introduction The male breast (Mamma masculina) is in principle designed in the same way as the female breast. In contrast to the female form, the male breast is not considered a secondary sexual characteristic. Structure of the male breast Due to a lack of hormonal processes, however, the male breast does not develop further, but … The male breast
Why do men have nipples? The male mammary glands are located underneath the nipples and are inferior to the female mammary glands in size and number, which can be explained by the hormonal equipment of the man. It is only through female hormones such as estrogen that the breast gland tissue is stimulated to grow. … Why do men have nipples? | The male breast
Chest pain Breast pain in men is often caused by swelling of the breast. Technically, this is also referred to as gynecomastia. However, this does not always have to be accompanied by pain or feelings of tension. A distinction is made between a natural and a pathological form of gynecomastia. The so-called “man’s breast” is … Chest pain | The male breast
The term plastic surgery is usually first thought of cosmetic surgery. These procedures are a domain of plastic or aesthetic surgery. However, plastic surgery also has its importance as reconstructive surgery, which helps sick people. What is plastic surgery? Plastic surgery is a branch of surgery. It deals with performing shape-changing and reconstructive surgical procedures. … Plastic Surgery: Treatment, Effect & Risks