Breast exams for men

I've been asking questions about male breast sensitivity over on the "kinky" forum and another question came to mind regarding exams.

So for those of you who examine men in a "playful manner" - is a thorough breast exam a standard part of your repertoire?

And for you male patients - is that something you would like as part of a play exam?

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so for those of you who examine men in a "playful manner" -

is a thorough breast exam a standard part of your repertoire?

This guy occasionally examines males, usually in a meeting with a couple. And yes, the breast examination is part of the males examination too, along with tuition in breast self examination and self examination of the genitals.

I know your question was posed in something of a playful frame of mind - and that's perfectly fine. But you know breast disorders aren't limited to women. We can get breast cancer too and the prevalence of 'man boobs' these days is growing along with tendencies to Gynecomastia etc. Such a condition is frequently transient in babies and in teenage males at puberty and in old age. It can also be caused by prescribed drugs. I also think that the use of growth hormones in cattle etc is transmitted in our regular diet which can endow men with breasts and maybe too is influential in the seeming tendency for womens breasts to be larger these days.

But, to return to your original question - yes, a playdoc or even a regular physician should examine male breasts - and why not the lady of the partnership doing that too - perhaps on a reciprocal or same time basis - who knows where that might lead, beside being a potential life saver!

My real internal medicine doctor actually conducts a male breast exam during every physical. A close friend also goes to this same doctor and he too receives the same exam. Therefore, I assume this exam is conducted on all male patients. I am always completely naked, sitting on the exam table, with a sheet covering my genital area. He positions himself behind me as he feels the lymph nodes in my neck. Next, I am instructed to raise my arms up. After I position myself he feels into each arm pit and then percusses my nipples and the area around them. I always tend to bone up somewhat knowing that my furry pits and chest are fully exposed. This exam is always followed up with a very thorough chest and back exam with me sitting upright and also back flat on the table. Before finding this particular doctor I had only one other physician that actually did the same type of exam. Believe me, this doctor is definitely a keeper!

I'm an xray tech, and we DO perform mammograms on male patients. It's much less common, but it does happen. Men can and do get "breast" cancer! I don't think men get their chests checked like women do until there are symptoms though.

Don't know if it is still true today as it was about 10 years ago, but I have heard that about 5% of all breast cancers do occur in men, and that came from a nurse in the Critical Care unit of a hospital. Her son was a victim of breast cancer, and she was just trying to get the work out to all males she met.

I've never had a real doctor give me a breast exam, but play doctors do.

I've had a breast exam by a real doctor and I am a male. Never in play exams.

My understanding is that the first drummer for KISS had breast cancer, and now speaks about men's breast cancer. He also described mammography units as medieval torture devices.

I believe that actor Billy Dee Williams was the first high profile man to be diagnosed with breast cancer. Until then, the idea that men could get breast cancer was being pooh-poohed by a lot of people in the medical profession. He became a major critic of the level of ignorance amongst doctors.

Fantastic topic! This is another one of my soap box topics.

I always do a breast exam whether you have a penis or a vagina. Breast tissue is breast tissue. Men should be doing breast exams monthly like we do.

The sad and truthful part of male breast cancer is that it is a killer. Often when a man has breast cancer they die from it. THe reason to this is quite simple actually.

Is it because breast cancer in men is a worse kind of breast cancer than it is in women? NO

Is it because there is less tissue and it spreads quicker? NO Actually the fact that there is less tissue to palpate is to a man's advantage.

THe reason breast cancer in men is so much more deadly is because it's often over looked, not found until it's very noticeable, and usually if it's gotten to the point that it's outwardly noticeable then chances are it's metzed someplace else like to the lymphatic system, and once there, it's pretty impossible to stop or even control.

So men, trust me when I tell you, feel up your moobs or your mitties, whatever you want to call them on a monthly basis. It's for your own good and only takes a few minutes.

Heard rocker drumer got it and now is proactive in telling us guys to do more to protect ourselves

As part of my annual adult male exam my doctor does a complete cancer exam which includes a breast exam. While examining my breasts I place my hands under my head thus allowing complete exposure of my pectorals and underarms. My doctor examines my lymph notes and does a circular type of motion starting at each nipple until he examines all parts of my chest. Usually this takes a while because I am rather hairy - and there's always the comment about that... Additionally, he carefully squeezes each nipple and questions if there is ever any discomfort in the area or if there is ever any discharge from my nipples. This is done each and every year and I almost have to think of multiplication tables to make sure I'm not aroused by the sensation!

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THe reason breast cancer in men is so much more deadly is because it's often over looked, not found until it's very noticeable, and usually if it's gotten to the point that it's outwardly noticeable then chances are it's metzed someplace else like to the lymphatic system, and once there, it's pretty impossible to stop or even control. [...]

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I think another issue--perhaps the only one you did not address--is that men are embarrassed to bring up little things, like lumps, to their doctor. In particular in the breasts.

A lot of men fear being seen as weak or a hypochondriac. Or having a physician laugh at them over worrying about having something wrong with their breasts.

Carrfear,

That's a very good point, a great one actually, and one that I knew but for some reason or another left out.

So, thank you for addressing it. My hopes are that men here will read things like this and take notice.

Mashie

This video covers exams for both genders, and makes reference and a brief demonstration to to a male breast exam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jy3u0HJj9s

I would love one in a play setting, but my real female doctor performs one on me anyway as part of my yearly physical.

When i was about 40 i noticed something different in one breast, my regular doctor sent me immediately for a stat mammogram to a 'women's health clinic' they didn't allow me to be in tbe waiting room, instead had me wait in the back in an office. (only women work there, another double standard since all men's clinics have female staff)

Anyway, a man's chest is really not designed to fit in that machine so after squeezing the hell out of my breast, they gave up on the mammogram machine and were still concerned so they had me wait in a different room for an ultrasound. In the end i was developing gynecomastia on one side before the other and it wasn't a big deal.

It was quite an experience though.