does mammary gland exit in man?
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http://youtube.com/watch?v=_BTyT_Jwd2I?
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I think you are describing Montgomery glands, perfectly normal part of your breast anatomy. They secrete a waxy substance that helps keep your nipple supple.\n\nhttp://www.susanlovemd.com/faq/nipple/nipple-rash.html\n\nhttp://imaginis.com/breasthealth/breast_anatomy.asp\n\nYou can't get rid of them, they help keep your nipples healthy, so learn to love them!
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I had GYNECOMASTIA. for 20 years from someone twisting my left titty.  I quit drinking milk, drank lots of water, and use apple cider vinegar every day. I can't say this is what cured my male breast but it is now the same as the other side.
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Yes.  While that is a sign of pregnancy, it is not necessarily always present.  "You may be one of the women who have only slight symptoms or no symptoms of breast changes in pregnancy. Don't panic. It has nothing to do with your ability to have a successful pregnancy or breastfeeding relationship."
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Prolactin has many effects, the most important of which is to stimulate the mammary glands to produce milk (lactation).\n\nIncreased serum concentrations of prolactin during pregnancy cause enlargement of the mammary glands of the breasts and increases the production of milk. However, the high levels of progesterone during pregnancy act directly on the breasts to stop ejection of milk. It is only when the levels of this hormone fall after childbirth that milk ejection is possible.\n\nSometimes, newborn babies (males as well as females) secrete a milky substance from their nipples. This substance is commonly known as Witch's milk. This is caused by the fetus being affected by prolactin circulating in the mother just before birth, and usually stops soon after birth.\n\nAnother effect, recently discovered by the University of Paisley and the Technische Hochschule Zürich, is to provide the body with sexual gratification after sexual acts. The hormone represses the effect of dopamine, which is responsible for sexual arousal, thus causing the male's refractory period. The amount of prolactin can be an indicator for the amount of sexual satisfaction and relaxation. Unusual high amounts are suspected to be responsible for impotence.\n\nOther possible functions of prolactin include the surfactant synthesis of the fetal lungs at the end of the pregnancy and immune tolerance of the fetus by the maternal organism during pregnancy.\nEstrogen is produced primarily by developing follicles in the ovaries, the corpus luteum and the placenta. Some estrogens are also produced in smaller amounts by other tissues such as the liver, adrenal glands and the breasts. These secondary sources of estrogen are especially important in post-menopausal women. Synthesis of oestrogenes starts in theca interna cells in the ovary, by the synthesis of androstenedione from cholesterol. Androstenedione is a substance of moderate androgenic activity. This compound crosses the basal membrane into the surrounding granulosa cells, where it is converted to estrone or estradiol, either immediately or through testosterone. There is evidence that a testosterone supplement can support female sexual desire (Braunstein et al, 2005). Many studies of the role of sex steroid hormones on sexual desire have been done in naturally post-menopausal women or women who have had their ovaries surgically removed. Such studies have found better correlation between sexual desire and androgen levels than for estrogen levels (Warnock et al, 2005). A clinical study found that women aged 18 to 44 who reported low sexual desire tended to have low levels of dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (Davis et al, 2005). Dehydroepiandrosterone is an abundant sex steroid in women and like other steroids is efficiently sulfated. Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) is a precursor steroid that can be converted to estrogens (estradiol) and androgens such as testosterone and 5α-dihydrotestosterone[1].
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discovered?  has been described for centuries, women have died from this for most of history.\n\nDon't think there is a satisfactory answer for that.\n\nhow?  it was growing through her chest some time in 500BC, something like that.\n\nbest history of breast cancer can be found reading about Halsted, the father of modern surgery, and first man to improve survival in breast cancer patients.\n\nA great man, sorta, gotta read on this man to know anything about breast cancer.
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yes. absolutely. Breastfeeding affect your reproductive system via releasing hormones. It's kind of natural contraceptive. usually lasted at most 6 month.
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Men with breast cancer have a higher mortality rate than women with breast cancer, simply because they usually delay diagnosis/treatment for the simple fact that many do not realize they can get breast cancer.  \n\nSymptoms include:\n\n* breast lumps\n* breast or nipple pain\n* nipple inversion\n* nipple discharge\n* change in breast or nipple appearance\n\nMen can get this disease at any time in their lives, though it is most commonly diagnosed in older men.
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cancer of the human breasts.
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Well, it would be so rare, were it cancer, that she would probably make it into the top medical journals, but that would not be very likely.  More likely first signs of puberty with an inverted nipple.  For reassurance, it would not hurt to have her checked.\n\nI had to roll my eyes at the answer that breasts are only fatty tissue above.  Where on earth does he (I can only assume it is male) think that milk comes from?  Or breast cancer, for that matter?  Breast cancers are not liposarcomas.  And has he never *felt* one?
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being small has nothing to do with it.. and you doctor is stupid bc breast cancer starts inside the milk thing i forgot what it is called and spreads to the outside by the time  it spreads to the outside to where you can feel it it has become stage 2,3,4,5 .. im small and i have stage 3,,so with a mamogram they catch it before it moves to where you can feel it...get a mamogram every year for age 40 and over or high risk...
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"To tell you the truth, nobody really knows." http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_093.html\n\n"Men and women are mammals (from the Latin mamma breast) a species that have breasts and feeds its young with milk. The human embryo has tissue that will evolve into breasts. Both male and female babies are born with nipples and ducts intact. It is the presence of genes that direct hormones to differentiate the breast tissue. The Y chromosome stimulates hormones such as testosterone to form male features."\nhttp://www.plasticsurgery4u.com/male_plastic_surgery/why_men_have_nipples.html
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Most of the breast is fat. The actual mammary glands make up only a small portion of the breast tissue, and most women have more or less the same amount of glandular tissue. The rest of the breast, what gives it size and shape, is mostly fat deposits between and among the glands and ducts. Which is why women with small breasts can nurse a baby just as well as women with larger breasts.
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Actually yes you can. I don't have sources but I do remember hearing about this back in high school from one of my teachers how a tribe of indiginous people of South America that kept injured men of the tribe useful by having the babies breast feed from the men. If enough suckling action is applied to the nipple, a man's body will actually begin to produce higher levels of estrogen and provide small amounts of milk. \n\nAccording to the study, it took a very long time and would probably not work for other people but since this had been a long practice of the tribe, it worked for them.
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Breast cancer is a malignant tumor that has developed from cells of the breast. The disease occurs primarily in women but occasionally occurs in men. \n\nMany people do not realize that men have breast tissue and that they can develop breast cancer. Until puberty, young boys and girls have a small amount of breast tissue consisting of a few ducts (tubular passages) located under the nipple and areola (area around the nipple). At puberty, a girl's ovaries produce female hormones, causing breast ducts to grow, lobules (milk glands) to form at the ends of ducts, and the amount of stroma (fatty and connective tissue surrounding ducts and lobules) to increase. On the other hand, male hormones produced by the testicles prevent further growth of breast tissue. Men's breast tissue contains ducts, but only a few if any lobules. \n\nLike all cells of the body, a man's breast duct cells can undergo cancerous changes. Because women have many more breast cells than men do and perhaps because their breast cells are constantly exposed to the growth-promoting effects of female hormones, breast cancer is much more common in women. \n\nMany types of breast disorders can affect both men and women. Most breast disorders are benign (not cancerous). Benign breast tumors do not spread outside of the breast and are not life threatening. Other tumors are malignant (cancerous) and may become life threatening. Benign tumors, such as papillomas and fibroadenomas, are common in women but are extremely rare in men. \n\nLymphatic vessels are important structures in the breast. They are like veins, except that they carry lymph instead of blood. Lymph is a clear fluid that contains tissue fluid and waste products and immune system cells (cells that are important in fighting infections). Lymph nodes are small bean-shaped collections of immune system cells that are found along lymphatic vessels. Cancer cells can enter lymphatic vessels and spread to lymph nodes. \n\nMost lymphatic vessels in the breast connect to lymph nodes under the arm (axillary lymph nodes). Some lymphatic vessels connect to lymph nodes inside the chest (internal mammary nodes) and either above or below the collarbone (supra- or infraclavicular nodes). \n\nWhen breast cancer cells reach the axillary (underarm) lymph nodes, they may continue to grow, often causing the lymph nodes in that area to swell. If breast cancer cells have spread to the underarm lymph nodes, they are more likely to have spread to other organs of the body as well. This is why it is important to find out if breast cancer has spread to your axillary lymph nodes when you are choosing a treatment.
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If you are talking about THYMUS gland,it works mainly in childhood and plays an important role in providing IMMUNITY.In adults it desends from neck to chest.In some adults it may retain the function.It produces what is medically called a CHOLINESTERAGE INHIBITING HORMONE. This is needed to keep musclar tone. Deficiency of this hormone causes  EXTREME MUSCULAR WEAKNESS ( MYASTHENIA GRAVIS ).A greek billionaire   died of this disease.An Indian VIP who underwent successful treatment  is alive and kicking.Medical ethics is not to reveal their names.
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Gynecomastia\n\nBreast enlargement in men...extensive breast tissue in men...you can read more at www.webmd.com