During the transition of a person from boyhood to manhood, enormous hormonal changes take place in the male body. Activities of estrogen and testosterone hormones are very profound, due to which boys undergo a change in their voice texture, develop body hair and undergo many other physical changes.
In some boys the activity of estrogen; a female growth hormone present in all men; is higher than normal. As a result some boys develop breasts akin to women. This condition which is mainly caused due to hormonal dysfunction is called gynecomastia.
Although male breasts disappear with age, they remain for several men and cause problems such as tenderness, pain and even breast cancer. Given below is a brief overview about breast tenderness in men – how it occurs, manifests and how one can treat it.