Breast problems
- Breasts are large sweat glands that have become modified to produce milk instead of sweat
- Even a newborn baby has some basic breast tissue, which started to develop when it was a 6-week-old fetus
- Newborn babies can have noticeable breasts. This is perfectly normal, and occurs because the mother’s oestrogen hormone has stimulated the baby’s breast tissue. The breast swelling gradually disappears over a few weeks
- The first bra was invented by New York socialite Mary Jacobs in 1913. She used two hankies and some ribbon, and then patented the idea
- Tesco, the UK supermarket, couldn’t sell big, fleshy melons. Research by a psychologist suggested that women were subconsciously comparing them with their breasts. So Tesco’s growers have been asked for melons no more than 1lb 3oz in weight, which equates to a C cup (Daily Telegraph 1999)
- In the 1970s men working in a factory making the contraceptive pill found their breasts were enlarging. Oestrogen was the culprit
- Breast enlargement operations are increasingly popular. In the UK, 5646 were done in 2005 – a 50% rise since 2004 when 3731 were done.
- Breast enlargement is more common than rhinoplasty (nose job). Only 172 420 rhinoplasties were done in the USA in 2003.
Written by: Dr Margaret Stearn
Edited by: Dr Margaret Stearn
Last updated:
Saturday, February 13th 2010
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Posted by Optional on 17/07/2010 at 01:46:59 am
my right breast is tender to the touch and its slightly red just over the nipple
Posted by distressed girl on 27/06/2010 at 11:52:29 am
my husband likes my nipples to the extent that he actually bites them daily. Now i m having bloody nipple discharge for a couple of days! is it serious? what should i do??
Posted by Problem on 17/06/2010 at 10:54:42 pm
I have very small breasts after i gave birth 2 times i tried to take a medicine and massage the cream but there was no result
Posted by Toni on 09/06/2010 at 12:50:43 pm
I have found dry skin underneath my breasts, some of the skin is peeling off, any ideas?
Posted by Optional on 07/06/2010 at 07:52:10 am
i keep getting spots on my breasts. i also get blackheads how can i get rid of them?
Posted by Optional on 30/05/2010 at 03:18:09 am
My left nipple discharge like milk while squizing,daily from last 3 year. I am virgin.
Posted by Optional on 10/05/2010 at 08:43:19 am
my left brest is small and and very pain and nipple is very small and right brest is fine i,am going to hospital but doctor check me is no problem plz help me my left brest advice me thanks
Posted by Optional on 06/05/2010 at 12:06:49 am
Want to know why my left breast inner part mainly downwards portion pain too much especially when press it. I'm a married woman and I've have done ultrasound a year ago but not found anything abnormal. Pls advise me.
Posted by Optional on 10/04/2010 at 01:10:04 pm
Want to know why her surrounding of the nipple is scaly and itchy, now a days blood come from it and get sticks to the bra. She is a virgin.
Posted by pragya on 27/03/2010 at 03:24:29 am
my nipple is over extra and i m not wearing any thin costume the dark and black i wants to about any medicine or any tube for recovering this problem
Posted by mklee on 26/02/2010 at 09:13:04 am
i have a lump in my right breast. ive been 2 the breast clinic and had it checked and they told me it was binioun. Is there no other way it will be removed other than surgery?
Posted by shubham on 25/02/2010 at 08:38:20 am
i m thinking of surgery i should do it or not
Posted by Optional on 24/02/2010 at 11:41:57 pm
i had breast pain problem during mensus time before one week.
Posted by Optional on 24/02/2010 at 03:42:45 am
had 3 children. not breastfed for over 5 years. however, during sex my partner can taste sour milk from my breasts. i have no leaks at any other time.
Posted by erica on 22/02/2010 at 10:38:52 pm
Hi, A month ago i took some emergency contraceptives but unfortunately, my menses have delayed with 3 weeks. now i am worried,my breasts are so painful and i feel like vomiting all the time might i be pregnant? and if so is it ectopic? i have all the signs for menstrual periods for 3 weeks as well. What is my problem
Posted by louise on 22/02/2010 at 04:53:41 am
in may last year i felt alump in my right breast but cudnt feel it all of the time bt kept an eye on it,i had sharp pains in my breast n goin upwards towards my armpit ,i went to my doctors who told me to go back in 2weeks if the lukp was still there and it was, so they refered me to breast clinic where i went twice,the first the doctor just examined me but the second time i had a scan too see wat the problem was ,i went back in july 09 n was told it was extra breast tissue and there was no need to worry ,but im still having pains ,anyone else havin the same trouble ???
Posted by just me on 21/02/2010 at 11:28:13 am
My left breast is one cup size bigger than my right breast and its embarresing.i dont like for my boyfriend to see them so i keep them covered up. what can i do to get them to grow almost evenly??
Posted by nicy on 21/02/2010 at 08:17:09 am
my brest is very large and appearing very loose how can i make them again tight.
Posted by richard on 19/02/2010 at 11:53:06 pm
I am here for solutions of my problem, since I was 18yrs old I started filling some deference’s in my right breast, I notice the tissue over develop in the right breast that make me on comfortable, How will I solved the problem or solutions to cure.
Posted by Elizabeth Ann Mclaughlin on 19/02/2010 at 08:16:20 pm
Thankyou so much i found what i had been looking for and now i understand what i have to do i have had this problem for many years only in summer and have had numerous creams from my doctor that helped for maybe a week here or there
Posted by kishore on 20/12/2009 at 08:26:00 am
enlarged chest how i can shapein normal
Posted by melly on 12/11/2009 at 06:12:00 am
right breast pain nothing in ultrasound or mammogram
Posted by michelle on 03/08/2009 at 11:15:00 am
i have breast pain which i take gamolinic acid for it has helped enormously however my breast go thro phases of being heavy and painful it really gets me down as i have small boobs normaly and hate these big heavy things my doctor said when iv gone through the menapause it should all go my question is do you think alcohol irritates the symptoms im getting obsessed with everything im eating/drinking lately
Posted by Anonymous on 14/07/2009 at 06:53:00 am
My right breast is very painful andbecome larger..have no idea why this has occurred, yes it will my time if the month and I usually feel pain in both breasts but as this is one I am worried. Any ideas ? thanks
Posted by aamir on 26/12/2008 at 01:57:00 pm
My partner's breast is very loose now how make it tight again
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