It is through conversations like this that those of us who have experienced breast development finally come to acceptance. The word "gynecomastia" is intended as a description for a physical condition but for those of us who have experienced these changes in our body we need something more than a diagnostic label. That is one of the reasons so many of us have explored how these changes come into being. It has everything to do with the balance of hormones in our bodies. We learned that every body goes through a process in adolescence in which hormonal changes leading to adulthood occur. How this happens and what results from this process is completely beyond our control and comprehension. It is simply happening, no doubt affected by heredity. The apples does not fall far from the tree.
Some of us developed breasts as teens and concluded we needed to wear a brassiere. We were still boys growing into men but we had breasts. Some of us had soft chests and rounder bodies. When I put on a brassiere as a teen it wasn't because I had breasts that required I do so. But the breast development eventually happened and without the aid of medications prescribed for this or that ailment. My soft body continued to become round and very real breasts developed on my chest. I wasn't trying to "grow" breasts but nature gave them to me anyway. They came into being simply because as I aged testosterone diminished as it does for every man, thereby allowing the estrogen that likely contributed to my soft chest and round body to work its magic by creating those breasts. There is nothing in this process that is other than normal. We each have the bodies given to us by our parents and those bodies have developed as the years have passed. There is nothing wrong with us... we simply have breasts growing on our chests.
The term gynecomastia means nothing to me. Yes, I appreciate talking with other men who have developed or are developing breasts simply because it is comforting to know I am not alone. I'm working with self-acceptance and as I do that I can find a healthy relationship with my body and with having breasts. It can be fun talking about buying brassieres whether sexy or not. Being with men who are not ashamed about having breasts is a relief. If enjoyment comes along the way, so be it. I certainly am not celebrating my unique reality with others in my life, but I can and do that with men here. Thank you all for being so honest about your experiences. There is nothing wrong with a man being stacked!
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