I Really Want To Understand Macromastia

Okay, so here is a short primer:

"macro" = big or large; "mastia" = the two soft rounded organs on each side of the chest, hence, in street parlance: "big breasts"

macromastia (MM) is a disorder of the endocrine system; generally defined as a woman's abnormal reaction to estrogen and prolactin hormones.

MM is also known as breast hypertrophy or gigantomastia (GM). These terms are employed with a lack of precision--some assert that GM is a more extreme version of MM, but there is no unanimity in medical circles on the precision of the terms.

MM is different than "having curves," or "being busty." It is an actual disorder in which the size of the breasts often interfere with a female's everyday life.

When MM occurs around the onset of puberty, it is called juvenile MM; when it occurs during pregnancy, it is called gestational MM.

MM can also affect one breast (unilateral) or both breasts (bilateral).

MM can cause physical discomfort: back pain, shoulder pain, headaches, neck aches, soreness in the chest area, spontaneous lactation.

MM can cause mental distress: lack of self-confidence, social ostracizing, isolation, depression.

Although large breasts are fetishized in our modern culture, the MM female is often embarrassed and even ashamed of how she looks.

There is no "cure" for MM. It can reoccur without warning in sudden "spurts." Breast reduction surgery provides relief for some MM females, although, in a true MM female, the breasts may regrow even after surgery.

The only final, definitive way to stop MM is to have a complete mastectomy--removal of all breast tissue.

Now you understand macromastia.

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