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Breasts 101, All about your boobs.
Hiphop d[-_-]b
post Feb 8 2006, 09:47 PM
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From the magezine Seventeen. None of these excerpts are my words, just what Ive decided to share with the girls of cB who consistently post topics asking about breast abnormality. This, should cover most of what you should know. Not all, but most. Feel free to add !

Breasts 101

Despite what mammary-obsessed guys might think, the biological reason a girl grows breasts is to prepare her body to feed a baby. No worries: Small breasts can make as much as big ones !
Breasts: The fleshy part is made of fat cells, milk ducts, and tissue that supports the ducts.
Nipples: These are made of skin and nerve endings. All the breast's milk ducts lead to the nipples, and babies feed by sucking on them.
Areolas: These darker-colored circles of skin around the nipple are there to draw a baby's eye for feeding. Small bumps areound the areola ( Montgomery's glands ) lubricate the skin during breast feeding. Breast size is determined by heredity - not by how early you start developing.

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There are many ways breasts can differ and still be normal, but if you're ever unsure, visit your doctor just in case.

( If anyone feels these pictures should be removed, PM me or a mod, or if i mod feels they should be removed, then please feel free to do so )

Size and Shape
Each breasts develops at its own rate; fully grown ones can even be different sizes. But if they differ by more than two cup sizes - or if one is tubular - see a doctor. It may signal a hormone imbalance.

Hair
It's fine to have a few wispy hairs on the areola. But if you have about 10 or more on either breast, or if any are bristly, see a doctor. It could be polycystic ovary syndrome (it's treatable)

Nipple variations
Nipples can project out or be inverted - both are normal. But if a nipple that was projecting out inverts or leaks fluid or blood, see a doctor. It could be an infection or a noncancerous tumor.

Stretch Marks
As breasts grow, skin fibers can stretch and snap, forming stretch marks - they're normal and may fade in a year. Try drugstore cream like Mederma or a prescription like Retin A to speed the fading process.


#2 Are they done growing ?
Whats normal
Breasts start growing about two years before a girl gets her period and take three to five years to develop. After that, breast size can be affected by weight gain or loss.
If your areolas haven't started to protrde by the time your 13, talk to your doctor

#3 What's that lump ?
Fibrocystic lump
These tender, soft cysts form the week before your period and fade as it starts. No need to see a doctor.
Fibroadenoma
This is w firm limp that doesn't go away during your period. It's likely a harmless clump of tissue, but see a doctor just in case.
Tumor
It's rare, but a hard lump that stays may be a tumor. See a doctor, but dont freak. Fewer than 1% of lumps in young women are cancerous.
 
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post Feb 8 2006, 09:49 PM
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ewww
 
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post Feb 8 2006, 09:50 PM
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I'll put this in our Girl Resource center topic. Thanks, Bella.
 
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post Feb 8 2006, 09:51 PM
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that should be alot of help to others. thanks :]
 
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post Feb 8 2006, 09:58 PM
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ummm....great info bella lol thanks
 
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post Feb 8 2006, 09:58 PM
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Aahaha steeeve. breast hair is sexy ... kinda ... vaguely..
 
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post Feb 8 2006, 10:02 PM
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ohh bella did i mention, tht u look really pretty in your signature. i like it lol!
 
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post Feb 8 2006, 10:13 PM
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QUOTE(yo pusha @ Feb 8 2006, 10:49 PM)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v651/HiP...iE/IMG_2708.jpg

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theres a lot of girls who have hair by their nipples. a lot. whats wrong with it?
 
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post Feb 9 2006, 12:04 AM
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haha i got that magzine right here LOLZ
 
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post Feb 9 2006, 12:11 AM
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QUOTE(Hiphop d[-_-]b @ Feb 8 2006, 9:47 PM)
Breasts start growing about two years before a girl gets her period and take three to five years to develop.
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blink.gif i am going to be naturally flat forever!!! stubborn.gif
 
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post Feb 9 2006, 01:03 AM
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i think this would go better in health.

if you think it should be moved back. PM.

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post Feb 9 2006, 02:33 AM
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theres a chick at my school who has nipples like the length of my little finger. yeah, it's nasty.


edit// UNHARD, I might add.
 
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post Feb 9 2006, 06:58 AM
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QUOTE(APPLEjuicex @ Feb 8 2006, 10:13 PM)


theres a lot of girls who have hair by their nipples. a lot. whats wrong with it?
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I know aye! Our bodies are pretti much covered in hair, some are just more visible than others...... I dun see why that could be a problem...
 
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post Feb 9 2006, 05:53 PM
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QUOTE(Chii @ Feb 9 2006, 12:11 AM)
blink.gif i am going to be naturally flat forever!!! stubborn.gif

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LOL, that's exactly what I though to myself.
 
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post Feb 9 2006, 06:18 PM
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lol thats not true...i know girls that werent flat..but they think they are and they grew like a size bigger within 2yrs..and this is between ages 18-22 lol i dunno how its possible but hey.. she said it did... i dont think its weight gain either lol
 
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post Feb 9 2006, 07:26 PM
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QUOTE(-lana @ Feb 9 2006, 6:53 PM)
LOL, that's exactly what I though to myself.
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i thought that too, lana.. stubborn.gif

im gonna cry. my boobs didnt start growing till AFTER my period.
 
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post Feb 10 2006, 06:03 PM
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QUOTE(Chii @ Feb 9 2006, 12:11 AM)
blink.gif i am going to be naturally flat forever!!! stubborn.gif

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me three... cry.gif
 
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post Feb 10 2006, 07:25 PM
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QUOTE(Shahin @ Feb 9 2006, 12:33 AM)
theres a chick at my school who has nipples like the length of my little finger. yeah, it's nasty.
edit// UNHARD, I might add.
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ew ew ew ew ew ew ew ew ew ew ew ewwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!! pinch.gif nasty nasty nasty nasty nasty nasty nasty naaaaasssssty wink.gif pinch.gif
 
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post Feb 10 2006, 07:50 PM
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QUOTE(Chii @ Feb 9 2006, 12:11 AM)
blink.gif i am going to be naturally flat forever!!! stubborn.gif

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get fat, then you'll have jugs.
 
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post Feb 10 2006, 08:14 PM
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QUOTE(Chii @ Feb 8 2006, 10:11 PM)
blink.gif i am going to be naturally flat forever!!! stubborn.gif

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haha, that's what I was thinking when I read it too. oh well
 
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post Feb 11 2006, 07:13 AM
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Haha nice! I bought that magazine today : ). I was just like "hey.. that looks familiar!". lol

QUOTE(Shahin @ Feb 9 2006, 2:33 AM)
theres a chick at my school who has nipples like the length of my little finger. yeah, it's nasty.
edit// UNHARD, I might add.
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how would you know? shifty.gif
 
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post Feb 11 2006, 07:44 AM
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QUOTE(Chii @ Feb 9 2006, 1:11 PM)
blink.gif i am going to be naturally flat forever!!! stubborn.gif

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ahhh..same here. _unsure.gif
 
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post Feb 11 2006, 08:50 AM
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very detail haha.=]
 
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post Feb 11 2006, 04:43 PM
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Size and Shape

Just a question o.o

If you have small boobs and its like not ROUND but not TUBULAR but like a between is that still doctor worthy? ;x
 
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