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A 31-year-old married man with normal male characteristics requested hormonal treatment to enlarge his breasts and nipples. He did not feel himself to be homosexual or transsexual but considered himself incomplete without female breasts and nipples. Petting of his nipples resulted in sexual excitement and he presumed that feminization of his breasts would improve this function. His wife supported his wish. After treatment with 0.150 mg ethinylestradiol per day for 9 months, moderate breast enlargement occurred and the nipples became the size of normal female nipples. One year afterwards he remained satisfied with his female-type breasts and in particular with the increased sexual function of his nipples. Stimulation of his nipples resulted in erection and ejaculation.
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Kremer, J., den Daas, H.P. Case report: A man with breast dysphoria. Arch Sex Behav 19, 179–181 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01542231
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01542231