Gigantomastia in men: I became suicidal after growing giant breasts in high school

When Derrick Mutua joined Form One, he had broken his voice, he was slightly taller, his shoulders were broadening. But also noticed something else that was worrying- his breasts were growing bigger. 

Life has not been easy for Mutua, now a candidate at Machakos Baptist Secondary. By Form Two, the breasts “became visible, but I had no one to tell my worries because after my parents died I was living with my grandmother, then later my aunty so I was surrounded by women,” he says as the said auntie, Winfred Nduku Waema, listens.

Mutua was suffering from Gigantomastia, a rare condition characterised by excessive growth of breasts. It can begin in puberty or during pregnancy. Or after taking certain medications.