A 33-year-old member asked:
Are women the only ones who can get fibrocystic breast disease?
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Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 51 years experience
Almost exclusively: In women. Men may have changes similar to fibrocystic disease soon after birth and around puberty. See these sites for more info.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/fibrocystic-breasts/ds01070
http://www.Nlm.Nih.Gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003155.Htm.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
What happens to women with fibrocystic breast disease after menopause?
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Dr. Mary Vankoanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 36 years experience
Dense breasts: Due to decling levels of estrogen, fibrocystic disease is not a problem generally.
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Would women only get fibrocystic breast disease?
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Dr. Barry Rosenanswered
General Surgery 36 years experience
Usually, although...: ...Men with gynecomastia can develop fibrocystic changes, albeit to a much milder degree.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
I've had fibrocystic breast disease. One breast slightly bigger than the other, what to do?
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Dr. Myron Arlenanswered
Surgical Oncology 66 years experience
Do nothing: In most instances one breast is slightly larger than the other and unless very small with need for enlargement, no treatment is recommended.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Can I get fibrocystic breast disease at 18?
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Dr. Regina Hamptonanswered
Breast Surgery 25 years experience
Yes: This can occur at any age.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Fat or fibrocystic breast disease?
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Dr. Mary Efremovanswered
Internal Medicine 45 years experience
More info needed.: There are women with dense breasts and palpable cysts...There are also women with fatty breasts and some have both, the fat is very radiolucent, the fibrocyctic tissue less so, so there are palpation and mammographic differences.
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