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Thank you @flamesabers for starting this thread.

Before I talk about myself, I want to explain where I get my terminology from. I have done scientific studies for most of my life and I appreciate the clarity of scientific nomeclature, therefore I tend to use terms that are based in science and that have a meaning not defined by me or by a political current but by scientists. 
I know that a lot of people are very sensitive about the distinction between sex and gender, and I want to be very clear that I use these terms as they are used in biology, similarly to genotype and phenotype, and with no intention to insult anyone. You can find some information here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex%E2%80%93gender_distinction and, most importantly, in the sources at the bottom of the Wikipedia page.

Also, English is NOT my first language (I am Italian) and I live in the UK, so I apologise in advance for my grammar, for the potential lack of clarity, and for my spelling of the word "apologise".

I am a genetic male and I was Assigned Male at Birth (AMAB). I am cisgender, which means that I do not feel like I should be female and I do not intend to transition to being a woman in society. 
Just for clarity, I adopt the definition of "genetic male" as being born with XY chromosomes which came with a set of male genitalia producing fertile gametes, testosterone production etc... 
I mentioned "cisgender" which is made of "cis" (from the Latin: "on the same side of") and gender, which is defined of how a person acts in society to be commonly placed into the category of "man" or "woman". Cisgender, in my case, means that I am a male and that I want society to see me as a man in accordance with my genetics and genitals.

I have embarked many years ago (10, I think) in NBE because I want to grow breasts. I have always been curious about physical feelings, which led me to crossdressing to experience feeling connected with women's clothes (which I personally prefer to men's), which in turn led me to wonder what having breasts feels like. Therefore I am growing a pair. I do realise that many people would call this a fetish, and I do not intend to start defining what a fetish is, but to me it's just part of who I am, fetish or not.
As unusual as this may be according to society's standards, I still want to be seen as a man, regardless of which method I'll choose to grow breasts, which so far has involved herbs (mostly PM), DIY HRT (mostly Progynova) and mechanical stimulation (mostly Noogleberry and milk pumps). 


I originally joined BreastNexus (with an "s") as BreastNexum (with an "m") was its sub-forum. Since it has become its own site, I have always found that its subtitle "breast growth for genetic males" resonates with me and my needs. If anyone wants to share their experiences with me, be them male/female/men/women/cis/trans/intersex etc... I am always happy to listen and I hope that their experience in breast growth will be useful for myself and for others. Necessarily, I feel like my personal experience is more transferable to people born with the same genetic markup as me, XY, which is what I call "genetic males". I have absolute no prejudice against other males wanting to follow the same path I am walking, or against people of any sex, gender, or from any walk of life going in any other direction.

This is, perhaps, the most pedantic introduction of myself I have ever written, but I wanted to clarify the terminology that I use and why I use it.  

I hope that if in the future other members of the forum will interact with me, they'll take this post into consideration. I will never misgender anyone intentionally, and I expect people to not misgender me (for example by calling me transgender when I am not), but if things boil down to scientific tems I will use them appropriately. I do understand that in this forum it's easy to mix things up and I am willing to accept mistakes, as I hope others will, as long as they are part of a constructive conversation.

I am not a scientist, but my mental make-up needs clarity, and so I am completely on board with your discourse. I hope my English is gramatically adequate enough, my language is Dutch (Nederlands)my whole life (81+ years). My reasons for breast growing are more or less the same as yours.

Greetings from the Low Lands.