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Breast enlargement in men due to hormone therapy.
Has anyone experienced breast enlargement due to hormone therapy used to treat stage 4 prostate cancer. I recently discontinued the use of Zytiga (Abiraterone) due to shortness of breath, and breast enlargement. My breathing was completely restored within 48 hours of discontinuing Zytiga, however the breast enlargement has not abated after one month. Has anyone heard of any treatments that would restore the breasts to normal size. Thank you. Philnob.
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Hello. Yes, I have same side effect. Do search: "Drugs that can cause gynecomastia"; drugsdb.com; Rhona Finkel.
Some hope: 50% men will develop this; nbr. of studies: this will eventually resolve on it's own in time in up to 80% of cases.
All the best...
Oumike kiki
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1 ReactionMy doctor is recommending liposuction. Have you heard of this as a means to reduce breast size? Thank you.
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1 ReactionDidn't know Zytiga would cause shortness of breath (SOB), as the clinic refers to it. I do know that some sort of radiation treatment prior to hormone therapy is supposed to help male breast enlargement. Not sure about post therapy.
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1 ReactionThank you for your reply.
Philnob,
Have not heard of liposuction as a treatment. Seems it might make sense if everything checks out. Recommend researching it quite a bit.
OUMike
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1 ReactionSent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE DeviceMayo Connect,I did not submit the response noted on the blog. Who is this OUMike?Please look into this asap. I have not made a response in weeks...Do I need to cancel my blog account?Thank you.Mike CollinsOUMike@att.net
If it’s just the breasts count yourself lucky. The fat can also get deposited in other areas, most prominently in the abdomen. I looked in the mirror the other day and I didn’t recognize myself.
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4 ReactionsBeen on ADT for a little over a year. My last visit to oncologist, I asked if I could borrow one of the girls in his office to teach me how to shop for a bra. 😁
Just the nature of the beast.
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4 ReactionsI had breast enlargement after 2 years of ADT and one breast became painful so they sent me to the women's breast center for a mammogram (I went early in morning to avoid crowd) and had it done. Radiologist came out and told me that he only saw fat in the tissue and no sign of anything else. I am hoping it will resolve by itself but liposuction may be something that I will consider.
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2 ReactionsI am suffering the opposing--reduction in size of the penis. What can be done for that?