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FreeState

(10,692 posts) Fri Oct 5, 2018, 10:15 PM Oct 2018

Where do males get breast exams?

I’m a Lynch Syndrome previvor (msh6) and as of last year we’re supposed to get breast exams yearly - who does this? I have a physical in a month and was planning on asking my primary - I’m about 6 months late with my yearly and bi annual screenings (colonoscopy etc - about 8 screenings). I’m trying to get it schedualed without waiting for my physical so I do t fall further behind.

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Where do males get breast exams? (Original Post) FreeState Oct 2018 OP

Tell your PCP and they should be able to perform one or set you up with another doctor. Solly Mack Oct 2018 #1

Thanks! I'll ask for my primary about self exams too FreeState Oct 2018 #2

Years ago my cousin's husband was dealing with male breast cancer. Solly Mack Oct 2018 #3

I have a male in-law who has breast cancer FreeState Oct 2018 #6

My male cousins - from another bloodline have a history of male breast cancer trixie2 Oct 2018 #4

Is that their Primary? FreeState Oct 2018 #5

No. In Michigan you are given an appointment at a breast center trixie2 Oct 2018 #10

Try Planned Parenthood. mahina Oct 2018 #7

I was concerned about a lump/hardening packman Oct 2018 #8

I had male gynecomastia. I thought it was cancer. I lost weight and it went away, alfredo Oct 2018 #9

the same place women get breast exams....in fact thats why... samnsara Oct 2018 #11

Solly Mack

(92,819 posts)

1. Tell your PCP and they should be able to perform one or set you up with another doctor.

Reply to FreeState (Original post)

Fri Oct 5, 2018, 10:26 PM

Oct 2018

You should also be doing monthly self-exams. If there is a risk then monthly self-exams can help in catching it sooner.

FreeState

(10,692 posts)

2. Thanks! I'll ask for my primary about self exams too

Reply to Solly Mack (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 5, 2018, 10:31 PM

Oct 2018

I’ve read up on how to, but I’m a bit clueless there. I’ve always been with men in relationships and my sisters never talk about it lol! (I know men should be doing them but culturally that hasn’t been the case yet).

Solly Mack

(92,819 posts)

3. Years ago my cousin's husband was dealing with male breast cancer.

Reply to FreeState (Reply #2)

Fri Oct 5, 2018, 10:42 PM

Oct 2018

They both started doing self-exams after. They even started a breast cancer awareness group for gay men to help educate others.

Best of everything!

FreeState

(10,692 posts)

6. I have a male in-law who has breast cancer

Reply to Solly Mack (Reply #3)

Fri Oct 5, 2018, 11:18 PM

Oct 2018

We talk often of our common screenings (he has a BRCA-2 mutation). He has a large family and very few of them want to be tested unfortunately (my family was the opposite - we all were tested within two months - large family as well).

Lots to learn.

Thanks!

trixie2

(905 posts)

4. My male cousins - from another bloodline have a history of male breast cancer

Reply to FreeState (Original post)

Fri Oct 5, 2018, 11:10 PM

Oct 2018

They get their exams at the same place women do.

FreeState

(10,692 posts)

5. Is that their Primary?

Reply to trixie2 (Reply #4)

Fri Oct 5, 2018, 11:15 PM

Oct 2018

I asked my sisters and they get theirs via their gynecologist.

trixie2

(905 posts)

10. No. In Michigan you are given an appointment at a breast center

Reply to FreeState (Reply #5)

Sat Oct 6, 2018, 03:04 PM

Oct 2018

I guess a doctor could do it but going to a breast center is where they have all the latest equipment.

mahina

(18,940 posts)

7. Try Planned Parenthood.

Reply to FreeState (Original post)

Sat Oct 6, 2018, 01:06 AM

Oct 2018

I recall reading that pp helped men with this.

packman

(16,296 posts)

8. I was concerned about a lump/hardening

Reply to FreeState (Original post)

Sat Oct 6, 2018, 09:40 AM

Oct 2018

on my breast area a few years back. It was abnormal and I knew it, but put off mentioning it - you know, males shouldn't have "breast" problems. Yah, I know it was stupid thinking that way.

Anyway, it kept nagging at me so I mentioned it to my doctor, saying "chest" problems. He smiled and said something to the affect that men have problems in their breasts. Sent me for a mammogram and I shyly asked the female operator of that squeezie thing - which IS NOT COMFORTABLE (Kudos to all you women who go thru this) that I bet I was an exception being a male. She replied that about 10% of the people she ran the mammogram on were men.

Anyhow, they took a bio of a gland, nothing to it and it went away on its own.

But, hell yah, get it looked at.

alfredo

(60,135 posts)

9. I had male gynecomastia. I thought it was cancer. I lost weight and it went away,

Reply to packman (Reply #8)

Sat Oct 6, 2018, 12:04 PM

Oct 2018

samnsara

(18,282 posts)

11. the same place women get breast exams....in fact thats why...

Reply to FreeState (Original post)

Fri Oct 12, 2018, 08:44 AM

Oct 2018

..our hospital did away with the girly girl mammy room. I am NOT happy with this as now it looks like any old cold routine room..instead of the flowers and feminine bedroom motif....cuz the guys didnt like it. BUT Im glad to give it up as long as the guys take mammy seriously.

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