• @Snowclone@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    Rare cam be a deceptive term, with the current population of the human race ‘one in a million’ is still 8,000 people.

    But also, male lactation, other than infants at birth who have a high exposure to their mother’s hormones, is always a significant medial concern, so it isn’t something that just sometimes happens.

    • @Samvega@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      66 days ago

      Males are born with breast tissue, hence the fact they can get breast cancer.

      One or more hormones (I assume prolactin is involved) are required to activate lactation.

      • @knightly
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        46 days ago

        Prolactin and oxytocin, mostly.