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Male lactation was of some interest to Alexander von Humboldt, who reports in Voyage aux régions équinoxiales du Nouveau Continent about a citizen of the Venezuelan village of Arenas (close to Cumana) who allegedly nurtured his son for three months when his wife was ill, [1] as well as Charles Darwin, who commented on it in The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex (1871):
Male with asymmetrical gynecomastia, before and after excision of the gland and liposuction of the waist. If chronic gynecomastia does not respond to medical treatment, surgical removal of glandular breast tissue is usually required. [17] The American Board of Cosmetic Surgery reports surgery is the "most effective known treatment for ...
Some couples may stimulate lactation outside of pregnancy for sexual purposes. Rare accounts of male lactation (as distinct from galactorrhea) exist in historical medical and anthropological literature. [25] Most recently a subject of transgender health care, multiple case reports have described transgender women successfully inducing lactation.
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Elemental lead. Lead, a heavy metal that can exist in both organic and inorganic forms, and is associated with adverse effects on male libido, erectile disfunction, premature ejaculation and poor sperm quality. [12] Lead is also associated with negative effects on the female reproductive system particularly for pregnant people. [13]
This is called induced lactation, while someone who has lactated before and restarts is said to relactate. This can be done by regularly sucking on the nipples (several times a day), massaging and squeezing the female breasts, or with additional help from temporary use of milk-inducing drugs, such as the dopamine antagonist Domperidone.
A galactagogue, or galactogogue (from Greek: γάλα [γαλακτ-], milk, + ἀγωγός, leading), also known as a lactation inducer or milk booster, is a substance that promotes lactation in humans and other animals. [1] [2] It may be synthetic, plant-derived, or endogenous. They may be used to induce lactation and to treat low milk supply.
Lactation requires the presence of prolactin, and the evaluation of galactorrhea includes eliciting a history for various medications or foods (methyldopa, opioids, antipsychotics, serotonin reuptake inhibitors [4]) and for behavioral causes (stress, breast, and chest wall stimulation), as well as evaluation for gestation, pituitary adenomas ...