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"Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies." Bible quotes


Anatomically breasts are quite literally two well structured and shaped mounds of fat that start to grow on the chest of girls when they hit puberty. The biological objective for women to have breasts is to eventually produce milk to wean her baby. Breast growth can be noticed in some girls as early as age 7 or 8, while in others it does not start until their late teens or even early 20’s.

Scientifically there is no way of knowing how big or small or how fast or slowly they will develop or when a woman’s breasts will start to grow.

It is however believed that the timing of these developments is associated with ones own biologic clock, which tells our body to start producing the required levels of female hormones called estrogen. From the moment the ovaries start to secrete these hormones, the connective tissues in the chest start to accumulate fat. This causes the first appearance of breasts on the chest wall of girls. The duct system in the breasts also begins to grow; these are what will eventually help to produce milk for the expecting mother.

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Usually the first signs of puberty in most girls are associated with the development of the breast. Along with this, one can often expect the onset of pubic hair and hair of the arm pit.

The final size and shape of a girl’s breast varies greatly from being big breast, small breast or even perfect size breast. These pointers are all determined by the heredity of the girl.

Breasts from time immemorial have been the icon of a women’s beauty. They give the women the personality, make them often desirable and have always fascinated their male partner. 

Over the years people have referred to breasts by various terms; however it is the slang that is more popular. Some  common slangs are: Tits, Titties, Norks, Jugs, Knockers, Bust, Boobs, Bosoms, Boobies, Baps, Bust, Hooters and Melons.

To fully understand the developments of the breasts it is necessary to first look at the structure of the breasts.
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Posted by:  espnad  Posted on: 02/26/2013
I am 21 and my right nipple has been paining on and off since monday. Previously I thought it was due to my sleeping position but now I find my nipple hard and I'm not sure if that is a lump right underneath my nipple. I have been taking alot of purified butter lately which is high in fat. Please suggest me what could be wrong?



Posted by:  preeti21  Posted on: 01/14/2013
am 21 my breasts are big and i wear my bra all time even when i sleep. is it good for my health to wear bra all the time?



Posted by:  samish(Guest)  Posted on: 12/11/2012
STOP TELLING WOMEN HOW TO FEEL ABOUT THEIR BOOBS! unless they're in pain, or have some disease their breasts ARE perfect. i would rather be a little saggy than make my boobs uncomfortable. you know why? cause i actually appreciate my body. in our culture everyone's constantly worried about how they look instead of enjoying themselves. its a sad, sad thing.



Posted by:  mamatha143(Guest)  Posted on: 11/07/2012
i want some details for improve my breast



Posted by:  Want-ur-help(Guest)  Posted on: 10/24/2012
Hi, I just read the article and wanted to know that why sometimes my nipples come out of my clothes . I mean why can they be seen distingiushly out of my clothes even though I am wearing a good quality bra ?



Posted by:  moulinrouge90(Guest)  Posted on: 09/03/2012
My breasts :[ When a teen, I was quite shy and unaware abt stuff. I'll have to blame my mother, therefore, that she did not make me wear a bra when i hit puberty- which was like at 11-12yrs. When I finally did gather the courage to ASK her for a bra, I was 15 and most of the damage had been done. My breasts grew without support, used to wear a simple chemise beneath my clothes. Now they're like big, SAGGY, with faint stretch marks, and when I look at them, I think of how beautiful they COULD have been, and what a disaster they're now. It's just so so sad.



Posted by:  ashiu(Guest)  Posted on: 08/05/2012
hi i am 24 year old when i squeeze my breast no milk drop came outside whts tha reason?? i m married and have no child



Posted by:  love49  Posted on: 07/03/2012
hi i am 23 yrs old and i have large breasts and i love them.sometimes when i squeeze my breasts a kind of white milky stuff comes out of the nipples.i want to know whether it is normal.i am not married so is this something bad?plz tell me.


Posted by:  meetu8879491025(Guest)  Posted on: 07/18/2012
its completely normal dear mine is also 38e and i do the same




Posted by:  Anna_Yu  Posted on: 04/12/2012
I don't really know how to categorize my breasts based on what they provided, but that's because I fit more than one criteria. Mine are large and I don't know my actual cup size but it's around C/D, sagging, and I don't know if this is quite tubular shaped but they are definitely more rounded. I feel like mine is a very special case being that I can't find a single bra that fits me good so I resort to sports bras and they still don't fit that well. I also have this white mark on one of my breasts that I've had since birth. Every once in a while, I feel this sharp pain in my breasts that feels like my nipples are getting squeezed real hard and it really hurts. Around the areola, I see these white things and when I squeeze them, it pops out and it looks like puss. My left is bigger than my right and the areolas are much larger in comparison to my nipples. When I squeeze my breasts, I feel these lumps in both of them. They're very big and it hurts a lot. My breasts also make me hunch. I'm 19 years old but I've wanted to talk about this for a while. I didn't know who to talk to and I was embarrassed because my sisters always made fun of how big and weird looking they are. When I look at my sister's breasts, they fit under the perfect breast shape category and I always say why can't mine be normal looking like hers? I can't go anywhere without a bra and my sister can go out with tight shirts not wearing a bra and she looks fine. So I'd really like some advice, if you may.


Posted by:  tentwentysix(Guest)  Posted on: 07/10/2012
o; i think you should go to the doctor.. like asap. lumps and pus and stuff isnt good :/ you miiight have breast cancer.. go check it out. my prayers are with you <3




Posted by:  Andrea30(Guest)  Posted on: 04/12/2012
I think that saying that a breast shape is perfect is too bad considered it is like to say there's the perfect penis size and shape.




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