Off Their Chests

Since this article is the most viewed today, it is evidently a common situation, and some of the horrific comments that have been written are appalling! It's not easy being different..show some compassion.

Man breasts, pot bellies, sagging testicals are a fact of life when a man reaches middle age......it get worse when a MAN is over 50, experiencing impotence.

For centuries (apparently) women is the gender with saggy breasts and bellies. I say....... my breasts were working breasts, I housed babies and pround of my damn flaws. So when men complain about older women, I say " there is no female equilivence to male impotence !

Okay - so I'm one of those guys who as a kid started developing man-boobs at about the age of 10 or 11. It only got worse through puberty, and by the time I was 16 I was going crazy because I was so self-conscious about my breasts. I may have been among some of the first to have this operation back in the early 70's, and I have to give my folks a lot of credit for paying for, and allowing me to have the breast reduction surgery at that time. My life was forever changed from that point on - for the better. I continued to be very active in sports and found out that I didn't despise my body like I thought. Had lots of girl friends throughout college and finally found the women of my dreams. A very happy ending to my story.

How unfortunate for you people that have no empathy for others. I have seen boys in grade school suffer from "moobs" and it's sad. Sad, because I know that in a very short time these boys will be the butt of sooo many jokes. I, myself have made comments under my breath or to myself about these people. I always thought it was because they were fat (some men were actually normal weight).....I am glad to enlighten myself that there is indeed a clinical name for it and it can be treated. Bravo for Newsweek. It might not be as news worthy as some actor getting a DUI, or cancer, or high blood pressure....but to the men who are afflicted by it, it surely is. Shame on all of you for being nasty and calling people fat. No wonder our society sucks....does it make you feel better to make someone else feel worse? And to the young man who wanted to mutilate himself to cover it up, thank you for not doing it. You are a worthy person and one who deserves to live like it.

Frequently gynecomastia results not from a lack of testosterone, but from an excess of estrogen. Men have
both, and testosterone levels decline while estrogen levels rise during andropause. Yes, this is a real
condition. Providing extra testosterone as supplements only worsens this condition since testosterone
converts back into estrogen ("aromatizes") in men over about age of 40-45. Arimidex is usually used for prostate cancer as 1mg daily dosing; but has been increasingly osed "off-label" as 1/2 tab M-W-F schedule
to prevent this back-conversion. If your physician seems reluctant to accept the concept of andropause, try
seeing a D.O. (osteopath) or a physician associated with an outpatient medical clinic. Hope this helps!

Shut up fatty! Society is fine. Drop some pounds.

Shut up fatty!

As someone who has had "them" since my early teens - and not just a little extra fat but full on BREASTS - I can tell you that it is a worthy subject for discussion. My own solution? Just deal with it.

A little secret: some women actually enjoy my having them... I KNOW - it shocked me too! Be who you are and everything else falls into place.

While Nolvadex (tamoxifen) will reduce testosterone levels, gynecomastia in men often needs to be placed
in the context of andropause for men over 45 years old. In this situation, reducing total testosterone levels
really does little to relieve the root cause, which is an excess ofestrogen. Testosterone and estrogen are
chemically very similar, and during/after andropause testosterone will "aromatize" (ie, convert back into
estrogen). When given testosterone supplements, these men will simply not be able to sustain these
levels as it converts into estrogen. Rather than supplying testosterone or using tamoxifen, many
physicians are unstead using medications which prevent this back-conversion inti the estrogen which
causes the gynecomastia. One example is using Arimidex (usually indicated for prostate cancer at
1mg daily) at a lower dose, ie., 1/2 tab (= 0.5mg dose) three times weekly on a M-W-F schedule.
This will have a dual effect of preventing the increased estrogen (normally 50, but can increase to 500)
from being formed from testosterone; and also allows for a higher level of free testosterone (may decrease
to 5-10 in andropause, but should remain in the range of 15-25). Maintaining testosterone levels should not
be a problem if concerned about increasing the chances of prostate cancer, since it is now thought that
this disease results not from high testosterone levels, but rather from the higher estrogen levels seen in
andropause. Simply taking testosterone supplements, young or old, could increases the chances of
prostate cancer if the person is not also taking Arimidex. If your primary care physician seems reluctant to
prescribe Arimidex for this "off-label" use, you could try seeing a D.O. (osteopath) who is more holistically
trained than most M.D.'s, or if unconvinced that andropause is even a legitimate condition, you could try
going to a medical outpatient clinic/spa found in many cities. Another suggestion: men, get a baseline
set of labs before 35 years old for free and total testosterone, estrogen and FSH levels, to be able to
compare them with your levels as you get older. Hope this helps !

I dont see anything wrong with it...i love a big man, more to cuddle up to...men be comfortable with yourselves...and yes i agree with sobearcat 100%!!! stop discrimination!!!!

Utterly gross!!

From a female's perspective, they are utterly gross. No pun intended.

I understand it's just a medical term, but does the disorder really have to start with, "Gyne"?

CCHAMPANABQ...IT ISNT A WASTE OF TIME....LIGHTEN UP A LITTLE. MANSIES ARE A SERIOUS EPIDEMIC AFFECTING COUNTLESS MEN IN THE U.S. SCIENTISTS HAVE LINKED THE INCREASE IN CASES TO THE PROLIFERATION OF THE NFL AND FRIED CHOCOLATE BARS. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS SERIOUS CONDITION, GO TO WWW.MANTEETS.ORG. WITH UNDERSTANDING AND KNOWLEDGE WE CAN ALL TAKE ON THIS SERIOUS CONDITION.

A young man plops down on the dinner table and declares in a loud, voice "Today I'm a man!"
his dad is instantly delighted at the thought, finally my son has got laid, he has declared his manhood,

his place in adult society, his place in history, will soon be assured by the arrival of his first born

son, and finally he (the dad) can rest comfortably knowing that his genes will be carried to future

generations!

As his father prepares a cut of steak, suited to the occasion, he leans past his wife as if to say "See, My

genes will survive another generation" non the less, and not meaning to sound out of place, the dad

gingerly asks "What do you mean son?" To which the son replies: "I finally have Man boobs!" The wife

catches

the steak in mid-pas and declares:"No steak for you tonight, your having vegetables!"

A young man plops down on the dinner table and declares in a loud, voice "Today I'm a man!"
his dad is instantly delighted at the thought, finally my son has got laid, he has declared his manhood,

his place in adult society, his place in history, will soon be assured by the arrival of his first born

son, and finally he (the dad) can rest comfortably knowing that his genes will be carried to future

generations!

As his father prepares a cut of steak, suited to the occasion, he leans past his wife as if to say "See, My

genes will survive another generation" non the less, and not meaning to sound out of place, the dad

gingerly asks "What do you mean son?" To which the son replies: "I finally have Man boobs!" The wife

catches

the steak in mid-pas and declares:"No steak for you tonight, your having vegetables!"