What is male lactation?
male lactation concerns the phenomenon of milk production in men; However, the volume of milk is significantly low compared to a nursing woman. This is usually due to hormonal treatment - usually estrogen - administered patients with prostate cancer and in some cases this may be a side effect of several atypical antipsychotic drugs. Several lifestyle factors were also attributed to male lactation, especially in the level of stress and diet. In most cases, it is considered to be male lactation, which was first reported in the mid -18th century, which does not pose any risks to the individual's health.
men who have undergone sexual assignment (SRS) surgery could be laquish as a side effect of hormones they take in the procedure. Male lactation can also be caused by extreme stress due to demanding physical activities and serious starvation. At the end of World War II, it was known that male survivors from liberated Nazi concentration camps produce milk. Some prisonerThe returning from Vietnam and Korean wars also recorded male lactation. According to recent studies, lactation of males can be caused by constant stimulation of nipples for a certain period of time.
Some experts believe that lactation of men can be caused by adequate consumption of galactogogues or lactogogues, agents that support lactation that usually occurs in products that increase milk production in nursing mothers. These substances may be synthetic, endogenous or derived from plants. The most commonly cited sources are herbal, although pharmaceutical drugs are considered more effective and are usually available for prescription.
Several health conditions can cause symptoms of similar lactation of men, although their processes are not related to normal milk production. Galactorrhea, the milk form of nipple discharge, is often caused by an excessive level of prolactin, a hormone excreted pituitary. In men is associated with the hypOgonadism or a lack of testosterone and occurs in gynecomastia, which is breast enlargement in men. The cause of male lactation can also be a lesion in the pituitary.
methods of galactorrhea treatment differ depending on the cause. If the condition is due to insufficiently active thyroid gland, levothyroxine can be taken to face insufficient hormone production. The pituitary tumor can either be reduced or cut out by surgery.