Breasts 101, All about your boobs. Options

[Hiphop d[-_-]b]

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.

#1.
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.

[yo pusha]

ewww

[*mzkandi*]

I'll put this in our Girl Resource center topic. Thanks, Bella.

[love-issosweet]

that should be alot of help to others. thanks :]

[jEllyBeaNs]

ummm....great info bella lol thanks

[Hiphop d[-_-]b]

Aahaha steeeve. breast hair is sexy ... kinda ... vaguely..

[jEllyBeaNs]

ohh bella did i mention, tht u look really pretty in your signature. i like it lol!

[voguelove]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v651/HiP...iE/IMG_2708.jpg

ewww

theres a lot of girls who have hair by their nipples. a lot. whats wrong with it?

[AznVi3tGrl]

haha i got that magzine right here LOLZ

[Chii]

Breasts start growing about two years before a girl gets her period and take three to five years to develop.

i am going to be naturally flat forever!!!

[sadolakced acid]

i think this would go better in health.

if you think it should be moved back. PM.

[moved to health]

[Shahin]

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.

[lilnatcat]

theres a lot of girls who have hair by their nipples. a lot. whats wrong with it?

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...

[-lana]

i am going to be naturally flat forever!!!

LOL, that's exactly what I though to myself.

[conster]

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

[voguelove]

LOL, that's exactly what I though to myself.

i thought that too, lana..

im gonna cry. my boobs didnt start growing till AFTER my period.

[*mzkandi*]

Moved to Girls' Locker Room

[NgocQuyen]

i am going to be naturally flat forever!!!

me three...

[xourzest]

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.

ew ew ew ew ew ew ew ew ew ew ew ewwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!! nasty nasty nasty nasty nasty nasty nasty naaaaasssssty

[aznxdreamer]

i am going to be naturally flat forever!!!

get fat, then you'll have jugs.

[LittleFlyingCow]

i am going to be naturally flat forever!!!

haha, that's what I was thinking when I read it too. oh well

[bad_girl]

Haha nice! I bought that magazine today : ). I was just like "hey.. that looks familiar!". lol

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.

how would you know?

[misoshiru]

i am going to be naturally flat forever!!!

ahhh..same here.

[mylittleMiracle]

very detail haha.=]

[dreamerOi]

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

[voguelove]

^no. small boobs have like a huge gap in between. i have small bewbs. =]

[jEllyBeaNs]

^ My two little lesbians are interacting!

Anywayyy
Wow kekeke thanks Belerella this was soooo informative!

um suzzette shut the HELL up!!

[Hiphop d[-_-]b]

[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v651/HiPH0PjUNKiE/IMG_2707.jpg
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

If they are a little pointy ( Lol ) then thats normal when they are just growing. But if they are seriously like, tubular and look like the ones in the image provided, and youre worried, ask your mom and ask a doctor (:

[dreamerOi]

If they are a little pointy ( Lol ) then thats normal when they are just growing. But if they are seriously like, tubular and look like the ones in the image provided, and youre worried, ask your mom and ask a doctor (:

Hahah okay just making sure. Got me worried there o.o

[*iNyCxShoRT*]

Thanks Bella; you're the best!

i am going to be naturally flat forever!!!

I second that

[LaLaLaLie]

just wondering my friend thinks her boobs are shrinking and she wears a size a and works out a lot is it normal for that to do that?if it is.

[gingerblossoms]

So if your boobs start devolping like 2 years before your period than I should be getting my period like really soon. I started getting boobs in the 6th grade and now im in the8th grade. (yah, im in the 8th grade and i dont have my period) Is that true for everyone because one of my friends is like flat-chested and she got her period like a month ago?

[AngryBaby]

[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v651/HiPH0PjUNKiE/IMG_2707.jpg
Size and Shape

TITTIES

[n_Oodles]

idk

[KissMe2408]

lol this is kinda helpful haha

[xwinnie]

Boobs usually get bigger after you're pregnant (but that's really far away for all of us, eh? ;D).

And for girls complaining about their flatness, um well. Try different foods and see what it does o_o

[demolished]

WTF. Haha. I never know breast can develop in certain angel. I always thought it’s supposed to sag but … it turns out to be a milk sucker.

[*x1227x*]

haha this is helpful. i thought my boobs were abnormal since one of them were bigger than the other. well thanks for sharing with us.

[Mr. Slowjamz]

too bad i`ve only seen normal ones .... i`d like to see those tubular ones though

[theINSANITYclaus...]

Damn, that explains a lot now. I've been growing boobage since I was 7...:/

Although they found breast tissue when I was like 2. But anyway...

[helloxtine]

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.

i have a lump it's sorta like it's not exactyly and i'm still developing! do i have a tumor?

[RAWRstephishere]

Woah.

Two years.
Thats pretty much right.

They barely grew, but they started about two years before I got my period.

But Im still pretty small

[ryan_wasn't_here]

thats

interesting...

but

is

there a category for ''abnormal boobs?''

cuz that be be a bit more better..

[deletethisplease]

RADD

[deplorable]

wahhhhhhhhhhh. im gonna be flat forever and ever and ever.
meh. worst things in life, huh?
at least we dont worry about our sexual organs being too small, huh, GUYS!?! lol
jk. okay, not really.

[kimmytree]

^ You mean that's a good thing for girls?

[murderwaltz]

eww. the info was good though!

[angelrevelation]

I got really sweaty one day because we had to run a lot in the sun in PE, and afterwards these little bumps, almost like goose bumps but not quite, came up kind of just by the armpit area and a little above. If you scratched them a tiny bit of water came out. In certain lights the bumps even looked white.

They're gone now but... I was wondering what they were.

[KayleighKins]

But if you have about 10 or more on either breast

What?! I have WAY more then ten hairs around my nipple! It's not all ewy and dark and pubicy like on the picture, it's light, like on your arms or something.

You have officialy scared the crap out of me. Am I not normal?

D:

[Afrodisiac-aka-A...]

eww, ol' girl got some hairy ass tits. ima call em breasticles.


do you see the pic w/ the cone boobies. "see a doctor" rofl

[KayleighKins]

eww, ol' girl got some hairy ass tits. ima call em breasticles.
do you see the pic w/ the cone boobies. "see a doctor" rofl

Yeah pretty much not :D

Then again pussy pimper, you've probably never seen a pair of tits that wasn't on a hooker :D

Or at all

[Afrodisiac-aka-A...]

Yeah pretty much not :D

Then again pussy pimper, you've probably never seen a pair of tits that wasn't on a hooker :D

Or at all

lol, you read me like a book, sweetheart (i think i accidently offended some1)

[KayleighKins]

Ah hah! Google is my friend, and thanks to you cocksu--I mean pussy pimper, I have learned a valuble internet lesson.

That you are retarded.

"Hairs on areola/nipple

Also, many women have some hairs around the nipple (on the areola). This is perfectly normal because there are hair follicles in the areola. There is no need to 'treat' the hair, but if you absolutely don't like them, cut them off with scissors - don't 'pluck' them with force because that can damage the hair follicles.

However, if the hairs are so many that they mimic the male hair pattern on chest or if they keep growing in larger and larger quantities, that may mean that the body has higher levels of androgens (male hormones) than normal."

I'm normal and sexy. Woo hoo.

And I deffinently don't look like a man :D

[GhettoChic]

[font="Comic Sans MS"][/font][size="3"][/size][color="#00FF00"][/color]Interesting...but i never knew you could have hair on yo tits...

[Afrodisiac-aka-A...]

Also, many women have some hairs around the nipple (on the areola). This is perfectly normal because there are hair follicles in the areola. There is no need to 'treat' the hair, but if you absolutely don't like them, cut them off with scissors - don't 'pluck' them with force because that can damage the hair follicles.

However, if the hairs are so many that they mimic the male hair pattern on chest or if they keep growing in larger and larger quantities, that may mean that the body has higher levels of androgens (male hormones)

U basically said that you have alot of testosterone and you like that enough to not do away w/ them whiskers, but it's whatever floats ur boat.

[Rachel]

pussy pimper

cocksu--I mean pussy pimper,

PUSSY PUMPER, NOT PIMPER.

[KayleighKins]

U basically said that you have alot of testosterone and you like that enough to not do away w/ them whiskers, but it's whatever floats ur boat.

If having more testosterone means I can kick your ass, then hell yeah, I'll drink the stuff.

Anyway, your blowing this out of proportion. Obviously I'm not a f**king bear.

PUSSY PUMPER, NOT PIMPER.

I...don't care.

[Rachel]

If having more testosterone means I can kick your ass, then hell yeah, I'll drink the stuff.

Anyway, your blowing this out of proportion. Obviously I'm not a f**king bear.

I think you may have been the one blowing it out of proportion. He even said that he offended you accidently, are you sure he was even referring to your "hairy tittays"?

[KayleighKins]

I think you may have been the one blowing it out of proportion. He even said that he offended you accidently, are you sure he was even referring to your "hairy tittays"?

No, I'm not sure. But sense it was 4 o clock in the morning I think maybe I deserve some lenientsy. I didn't come on this board to start fights, and I didn't come on this board to piss people off or make an ass of myself.

But if that's what I did, sue me. Life goes on.

I wasn't think right, and I'm still not. I am a crazy person.

[LisaM2007]

Well thank god i got normal boobs....just wish they were bigger!

[carmenelectra]

Here's link with the solution
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[Rachel]

No, I'm not sure. But sense it was 4 o clock in the morning I think maybe I deserve some lenientsy. I didn't come on this board to start fights, and I didn't come on this board to piss people off or make an ass of myself.

But if that's what I did, sue me. Life goes on.

I wasn't think right, and I'm still not. I am a crazy person.

I am not calling you crazy or accusing you of being an ass. I was simply stating the facts, I don't want to "start fights" either.

[Wildrush]

i am going to be naturally flat forever!!!

Thats what i though, i was an A till i was about 13 finally got to a B at 14/15 :)

My mum only started to develop properly at 15 and now she's a D!
Ask your mum because you usually take after he, thats for periods too, also ask older sisters

[LUVMELUVUNOT17]

ilove my boobs