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Hi I am a girl from Sri Lanka and I was scared of my breasts before, and now I [know] it is in a normal size. Thanks 4 u site!!

Kavindiya

I'm so concious of my breasts, not only is the left bigger than the right, but my nipples aren't centralised. I'm only 18 and feel I am too young for a boob job, I've been considering it for the future, possibly when I am 21. My man never noticed my insecurities but when I pointed it out he does pick on me, but I know he's just kidding, because he thinks I'm being silly. My friend is dead against me going through with a boob job. I'm not necessarily thinking of enlarging them, but seeing if there is an operation for centralising the nipples. Any information on this would be a great help. Thanks

Jane

My guess is that you simply have asymmetrical areolas. In other words, it's not the nipple per se but the shape of the areola that perhaps makes it look like the nipple is not in the middle of areola.

I am 59 years old and my areolar's have faded to a very pale colour, can you tell me why? I have finished my periods approx 2 years ago.

Sandra

Areola color seems to be sensitive to the hormones, or somehow depend on the hormones. You probably know how much darker areolas get during pregnancy, and then after pregnancy they gradually fade somewhat. So I assume this is a normal change associated with menopause.

Thanks for letting me know my areolas are not abnormal. Never heard of Montgomery glands before. Spent years thinking I was a freak.

kris

Since becoming pregnant, I have noticed that my areolas have become darker and larger than they were before, I was just wondering if this is now permanent or if they will return to normal after I have my baby?

Jamie

Well, we might consider what is normal, when it comes to breasts? Are breasts normal before pregnancy, during pregnancy, while breastfeeding, or after all that?

I find your site interesting and helpful. I am 28 years old and started plucking out hair around my nipples about twelve years ago. I have caused scarring around my nipples because I would do anything to get the hair out. I thought it was abnormal and I was embarrassed by it. I wish I would have had a site like this to learn from when I was a teenager. Today I still have a plucking problem which makes the issue/scarring worse. HELP! What can I do? What is the best way to reduce irritation and scarring (other than to stop picking)? This has been years of embarrassment. I've even seen a laser hair removal dermatologist, but she has not helped! Thank you, Nikki.

Cut the hair with scissors without pulling or plucking it.

Thank you so much for your site. I was always concerned about the "bumps" on my areola and thought I was "wierd," but know I know I'm normal and that gives me a great boost of confidence.

Congratulations on your site. Truth wins for everybody, once it is given a way through the silence.

Practically all women have some degree of nipple hair, yet this is rarely demonstrated even on the breasts on your site. Many women are embarrassed by this because they don't realise that every one else has the same thing to a lesser or greater extent.

How would I know? Because I am a cosmetic physician and I run laser hair removal at my practice www.peachcosmeticmedicine.com

Everyone who comes to my practice for this reason gets a speech on the normality of nipple hair. Many are amazed; some cry. They realise I am telling them the truth and not merely trying to make them feel better; because in the process I am losing treatment fees. And so their hearts and minds are healed of this anxiety without the need for any treatment at all.

So: nipple hair is normal, nipple hair is OK, and anyone (male or female) who suggests otherwise is simply revealing that they haven't seen many natural breasts.

Yours sincerely
Dr John Mahony

Hola. I am a 14 year old girl, and I was feeling my boobs and one has a lump in the nipple. I was just woudnering if this is normal or not. Thank you

Steph

You are probably feeling the nipple within the areola. Remember areola is the dark-colored part surrounding the nipple. That would be perfectly normal.

after my frist pregnancy my breast still one bigger the another one,you think it is going to be like this forever?thank you.

flavia

Yes, it sounds like that's the way your breasts are. Pregnancy really doesn't make one breast smaller and another bigger or anything like that. Pregnancy makes your breasts grow - both of them.

Some consider me lucky, I wear a 34D bra and have excess fat around my middle, but surprisingly enough my breasts don't sag at all. I don't have to wear a bra and they look exactly the same. But sometimes when I look at myself in the mirror, I don't look normal, there is tissue in between my breasts.. where most people have bone. If you squeeze them together as hard as you can I will still only have 1 line in between them, I can't wear low cut shirts and I feel insecure in a swimsuit, I don't look like the girls in magazines, and I never will.

Uni-Boob

A commenter was quoted on your site saying the following: "They are not JUST "baby feeders." Some women can be stimulated to sexual climax by nipple arousal alone; does this seem like a function of feeding a baby? Body parts have multiple functions, and breasts ARE sexual objects as well as baby feeders."

My response to this person is, I can be stimulated to sexual climax by licking my ears. Does this mean that all women should be forced to wear earmuffs in public?

By the way, I love your site. It has made me feel much better about myself as a woman. Thank you.

Kelly

In my areola area near my nipples I appear to have several other nipple-like protrusions. When I was breast-feeding milk came from these "little nipple" areas as well.What is this and Anything to worry about

Mary

Maybe you have multiple or supernumerary nipples. It's nothing to worry about.

I just wanted to say I am so grateful for the site you've made. I've been really self-conscious about my breasts for a long time. I'm 17 and I have large areolas. I'm also a virgin, and I was scared that any future sexual partner would be repulsed by their size. All we have to look at are women on tv with small to average sized areolas, and it really brought down my confidence. But after looking at the pictures on your site, I realize that many women have large areolas and they are considered perfectly normal. So thank you so much for making me feel better about my breasts.

Alex

I had a breast reduction, paid for by the national health service not only because they were hurting my back and shoulders and chaffing me, but because of my mental health and confidence. I am 21, they were 32F and now more like 32C or D. My nipples are SO pale that you can only make out the aerola because of the scar line. I think they would be considered flat nipples too. I wonder if people consider this unnatural as much as they would implants? I am only just 5ft tall and quite petit so they were very out of proportion. I wouldn't have implants even if I were completly flat chested, because I prefer small breasts.. thats why I prefer any natural breasts as opposed to implants but if I prefered big breasts would I still think that way? I loved the site.. helped a lot. (by the way if I were to have the chance to have the operation all over again, I still would. yes it was very uncomfortable and the scars were big, they have faded loads and I don't have problems with my back anymore. Plus it has boosted my self esteem a ton.)

Kate

im currently 34 weeks pregnant. before I was pregnant by nipples were nice and pink and a good firm size, but now their darker and bigger and saggier. I am planning to breastfeed, will they go back to normal? I dont like how they are now :(

ashley

After the pregnancy hormones go off, the areolas will gradually fade in color but not exactly to the same pink you had before. The areolas will stay larger size. This has nothing to do with breastfeeding, by the way, but it is caused by the PREGNANCY itself.

Hi, I was browsing through your site and felt so relieved. I don't have perfect breasts, I think the media really gets to us girls and guys. I think most people are not perfect, there are a few blessed ones though. I've realised that I should accept my body and be happy with what I have. I'm eating healthily and think that really helps. We are all unique and shouldn't worry about things like how perky our breasts are, just be happy!

ash

Comments: Hi, my breasts have the what you call 'mound on mound' look, and I am already almost 20. I had my first period when I was 11 and my breasts stopped developping when I was about 13. I read your reply to previous comments, that the breasts should develop further, but it seems to me that being 20 is too late for any further development. I really can't stand my breasts and I only feel comfortable wearing a padded bra, beacause otherwise my puffy nipples can be seen through my top. Is there anything I can do about it?

Temi

Well those stages of development just describe the outer appearance in general, of most girls. But it isn't something that is supposed to happen, or "should" happen. The internal development is what should happen, and has happened. Female breasts come in so many shapes that even this mound on mound shape isn't that unusual.

Plus, I'm not saying it won't change because it still may. Many girls get rounder breasts in their early 20s, for example.

Comments: wut is the avreage size niple/areola for a teen girl (age 14) who has 34-36c boobs and my arolea/niplpes are falt and not always erect. when they are erect the are the size of a quater and when they are not they are the size a a tea candle- about a 3.5cm diameter i lokoed at ur sight and coudlnt' find the average size for a teen, although I now no I'm normal neway I would liekto no wuts the average size is- by the way I love thx so much- so am I big or average- I no I'm not small . and thx again.

liz

I don't have any statistics on the matter but it sounds like you are quite average (not big).

thanks for the great site! though I am still a bit worried; i am 16, and am a 40b. I have never been pregnant but my breasts look more like the photos of someone who has breastfed, as I have large areolas and have fairly prominent montgomery glands. even though sometimes I think my breast arnt normal, I love them. they look so nice in a bra! is there some reason I have post-pregnancy looking breasts?

Carley

I do not know for sure why that would be. But you're not alone - many girls have large areola even if they haven't been pregnant. Anyway, there is no reason to worry about it.

I have those bumps on my nipples and I busted some of them thinking they were pimples. White stuff came out of it when I busted it. Is that bad and does it have some thing to do with breast milk? I don't have any kids.

jessica

To my knowledge it doesn't have anything to do with breast milk. It's not good to 'bust' them, of course. Just make sure the little wound doesn't get infected now.

my nipples dont look like any of those..why not..im 14 and I wear a 32 a is that bad??

logan

It's not 'bad'. See we do not have every possible variation 'covered' on the nipple gallery page. We're especially missing any flat nipple pictures. You're probably just normal and fine.

Ladies, just so you know.
I'm a guy and I have a definite preference for smaller breasts. In fact, I would not even want to go out with a lady who wanted implants. It is more important to me that she be comfortable with herself just the way she is.

KR

Natural is the key. Whether AA or DD, they're yours and they are YOU. Personnaly, I give a 2nd look to a small chested woman as visually, that's my preference. But it is "what's inside" that counts and the auora one gives off that makes one sexy. The teen girls that are worried about being too small, should not be. The "big breast fanciers" are the Vocal Minority. As a footnote, I had two female friends who worked at the same bar in a Vegas casino. Both very attractive...one a AA who paid a few grand for enlargements, and was very proud of them...but it wasn't her. The other, very fit but experiencing back pains, had hers reduced to a D and wishes she went down to a C.

Lance

Your site is good, but it didn't answer my question. I am a 16 year olf Female and when I was 8 months old, I was burn by hot boil water. One of my breast is normal and in shape, but the other one is not. on my Left breasr I do not have a nipple and it is not in shape. it is flat but it a bit fat. Is their any way that my nipple can grow? is their anyway for my breast to grow. I feel uncomfortable, I wear padded bras so no one can tell, but there are stuff that teneegers get to wear and I can't. Please help me.

You are wondering if your breast bud got damaged when you were a baby. It is possible. If the breast bud did get damaged, then your breast will not grow. Maybe you can see a doctor to confirm this.

im 15 years old.. I wear a 34 A and I have a question about my buds. they are puffy and my breast arent ROUND because of it. they kinda point out.. will they be like this forever?. or will they eventually get round by the years?. i dont really care about my breast size. I care how they look.

if anyone knows the answer to this question.. my email is skizzythaklown@yahoo.com

I think your site is excellent!! :-) So far it has provided some much wanted information for me!! But I am wondering if you can answer this (hopefully you can!). I see some women carrying on about areolas that are much too large. But my areolas are 1cm long (I measured them). They look rather like pimples & aren't very sensitive at all. How is this going to affect breast feeding in the future?

Amy

There's no reason to be concerned. See, breasts, nipple, and areola grow and develop a lot during pregnancy. They will be very different from the way they are before pregnancy.

Hi I am 23 years old and I thought my aerolas were big but looking at the pictures they are not that bad. Now my nipples on the other hand I am self conscious about. My one nipple is shaped like a kidney bean and I do not think that there is an opening for breast milk to come out of. Is there surgery for this? Thank you for a great web site.

Nipples come in all kinds of shapes. In each nipple there are several tiny openings for the milk to come out, not just one. Typically you can't see those openings at all in women who haven't been pregnant because they are tiny and kind of closed. So don't worry, they are there even if you can't observe them.

Thank you for actually putting photos of the nipples on the internet.m You won't believe how ignorant I actually am when it comes to my own body. I am 37 yrs old and am barely finding out that the ugly bumps on my breasts are Montgomery Glands and that they are normal. Lately, these glands have gotten larger and more visible. I have not had children and I didn't know what they were. My breasts resemble one of the pictures you have posted. I guess this means I'm normal. Thanks again..

dd

I am 17 years old and I am very self concious of my breast. It wasn't until I came on this website that I noticed I wasn't the only one with what looks like hypoplastic tubular breast. I've read many different articles and seen many different pictures of people with this and I am pretty sure I have it as well. I hate my breast and I am very embarrased by them. I am considering breast implants when I am around 18 or 19. But, please can you tell what the positive/negatives effects of getting this done? Can you also tell me what can help my breast get larger? And how would you get a hold of those hormones that transexuals use to grow breast? Please help me because this is making me depressed. I hate looking at my body and my friends say I should seek help, but it is easy for them to say, they don't have this problem.

Michelle

If you go to our page about breast implants, there at the bottom of that page are some links about the bad health effects of breast implants. In a nutshell, you need to have additional surgery maybe every ten years at the very minimum, to replace them, because they're not lifetime devices. Complications are fairly common too, in which case you need additional surgeries even sooner. And, some women unfortunately get debilitating disease from them (silicone poisoning -and all implants have silicone in the shell part).
I don't know where to get the hormones that transsexuals use; however please see Our questions page for more info on the side effects of that.

THIS SITE IS UNBELIEVABLE!

I just want to say thank you.

I am 19 female and because of the way the media portray the norm, I have always felt my breasts were ugly and abnormal. I have a large areola, well I thought it was huge, but seeing the huge variety I have realied how misled I have been. Looking through this site has been so enlightening. I now realise how beautiful the nipples and breasts I have seen are, and also my own, contrary to the 'media's perfect image'.

I have some stretch marks, they aren't too bad, but for years, since I started developing they have given me a big complex. I use sesame seed oil with francinsense oil and lavender on them and a few that I have on my thighs. This is very good for the skin and does help them fade. The stretch marks have always been silver, and so I think I will have to accept that they are here to stay. It just upsets me because they are right at the top..almost not on my breasts, so this prevents me wearing the clothes I would love to.

However like that really good picture and this whole site has made me realise; the media makes us think all we are, is sex objects and nothing more..therefore we have to be perfect and fit into their very specific mould of what a woman should look like. Otherwise what else would we have? Well the thing is we have so much more than being an object of sex. Plus sex is beautiful with someone that finds you beautiful.

Thank you everyone that has contributed. I don't know how long I would have gone on, thinking I was alone, abnormal and ugly. We are all beautiful x

I got my period when I was nine, and my mother had me take shots of some sort of white liquid (injected into my thighs on a monthly basis) for almost a year. I am now fifteen, have a 36D bra size, but I'm worried about my breasts. There doesn't appear to be any areola, and my nipples are low on my breasts. There have also been a couple of whitehead pimples near my nipples. If I pull my breasts upward, I get a faint outline of skin which puffs out around my nipple, but I don't know if this is a soon-to-be areola. Did the shots stop my areola development, and if so, how can I get it to start again? And how can I get rid of the whiteheads? By the way, I am fifteen years old now.

Another question I had was my veins are visible through the skin in my chest and breasts. I don't know if this is because my skin is pale, but I'm very self-conscious about it. I avoid tank tops because my veins can be seen in the front of my shoulders as well. Is there anything I can do about this?

I have been very distressed and too embarrassed to ask a doctor or anyone in person, and I'm afraid that I'll be ashamed of my areola-less, veiny breasts when time comes that I show them to my husband in the future.
Thank you very, very much for your time.

-Jess

It really sounds like your areola has developed however much it will develop. I suspect that you being pale skinned makes the areola color very very light, and that the faint outline of skin you mentioned is the outline of your areola. Are those whiteheads within that areola area? If so they may be Montgomery glands and not whiteheads.

On the visible veins, yes it's normal for them to show in pale-skinned individuals. You can try tanning in natural sunlight maybe? Just be careful to do it slowly so you won't burn. Otherwise I don't know, that's just the type of skin you have. See also others worry about veins on chest and breasts at BreastTalk.co.uk. Your future husband should love you regardless. And, try talk to him beforehand about your worries and fears... so you will know his reaction. I can't imagine any loving husband getting upset at such a thing. Everyone has their differences in the physical makeup of their body. Who knows your future hubby may have terrible acne or something else he's self-conscious about...

Is it normal for the nipples and areola to be scratchy and hurt sometimes? I'm 17 years old and have breast size 38C.

Sarah

No, it's not really normal. It sounds like the skin of the areola is irritated. You may have dry skin or some other skin condition. The fabric from your bras may be the cause - test this by wearing different kinds. Even the seam in bras going over the nipple can cause irritation. Please check with a dermatologist if it does not disappear.

I can't thank you enough for your site. I older and resist most traditional conventions of femininity, and am supportive of other's positive body images. but when it came to my breasts (they are tubular) I have had so much self-consciousness and pain, because not only are they different, but not sensitive and I always wondered if they would feed my baby.
My mind said it was stupid, but not seeing "normal" breasts and bodies in the outside world really has an impact on boys, girls, and men and women's body expectations.
This site is so straightforward, and the pictures really help drive home your point.
Hey--they're just breasts, everyone has them!
Thank you and love yourselves ladies--like they say, "a boob is a boob, and that is a good thing!"

toni

Thank you for the site.
My daughter is only 10 and has large breasts (C cup) and she thinks she is abnormal. After showing her the site she now knows women are all differant shapes and sizes

gary

I'm 18, and have a few questions. First off, I am 5'2", weighing 115 pounds. When I was 13, I lost a lot of weight (like 50 pounds) and it has caused my breasts to sag really badly. I realize there are TONS of questions about this already, but I think my situation is a little different. Not only do my breasts hang down, but my areola areas are literally each the width of a can of soda, and they wrap around the breast, rather than situate themselves upward on the breasts. I don't understand how that happened!

I'm going to a super expensive college in the fall, I have absolutely no money. Is there anyway my insurance will pay for areola reduction surgery or something of that nature? I don't know what do, my b/f actually asked me about it once [genuinely concerned, not like "what are those!!!"] and ever since I've been very self-conscious about showing my breasts to anyone.

I'm afraid insurance wouldn't pay for such a surgery since it would be purely a cosmetic thing. But, it's still normal for the areola to be several inches wide. Big areolas naturally can look like "reaching upwards the breast". Remember, areola is just skin &mdahs; pigmented differently, but still skin.

If a woman has normal sized areolas and the nipply is not perfectly centered within them, is there any way to fix it? Also, what causes that to happen?

J.P

I'm pretty sure plastic surgeons can fix and do about anything, including moving nipples to another location. However you would probably lose all sensation in the nipple, and you will not be able to breastfeed after such a surgery.

However, I wonder if the "problem" is not the nipple but instead that the areola is not circular in shape but kind of odd-shaped, not symmetrical. That would then make it appear that the nipple is not in the middle of areola. But that's really nothing to worry about, happens to other women as well.

Fixation on breasts appears to be the cultural evolution of puritan modesty and deprivation. Yet, even further, the deprivation became ignorance as women gave up during a period the breastfeeding that their breasts were made for, a sad commentary upon human knowledge and has easily it can be converted into destructive misconceptions. In that evolution, women's breasts have become a fixation for some, and shameful for others where society might prefer that breastfeeding be done only in private, as if there was something morally wrongful about it. Respect for their function and the desire for infant welfare even in a restrictive social environment need not require infants to schedule their feedings with the technology available for socially discreet clothing made for the purpose. Exhibitionism need not be a part of the breastfeeding process for mothers, and usually isn't for those who appreciate the background from which such modesty flows. Like any other part of the skin surface of humans, any part can be made to respond to a sensual touch by such attention, and is a part of the gift of sensuality that humans are capable of, male or female. For women, brain sensuality even without touch is the source of heightened sexual awareness that with touch may develop into sexuality. To date sight has yet to be developed in females of which we are aware, but could simulate the visual sensuality that men respond to equally in the realm of sexual excitement. Since freedom to explore the true nature of sensuality has only recently become a common phenomenon in emerging from restrictive religious perceptions, it's possible that further study might show that males who are fixated on large breasts are those who were inadequate or insufficiently nurtured during the bonding of breast feeding, or for whom it was absent, and therefore breasts take on an unusually sexual appearance, being unrecognized for anything other than sex. For those more familiar with their biological nature, large breasts are not necessarily the sexual symbols that media hype has made of them. Much of that study remains to be done adequately to determine the origins of such fixation, however, and define the source. Certainly no other mammals have that fixation that we know of indicating that it is purely cultural, and perhaps, somewhat unnatural regardless of how satisfying it may be as it is marketed to men and to women.

Pat R.

I have been reading your site with great interest tonight. I actually found it after doing a search on Google to see if any men find inverted nipples attractive!

I presume I developed my inverted nipples at puberty. In the changing rooms at school, I noticed my nipples were different from the other girls' but thought I just had small nipples. It wasn't until my late teens that I read about inverted nipples and realised that's what I had.

I've always been very self-conscious about them (I turned 40 this year) and I don't know why but recently, I seem to be obsessing about them more and more and have been doing quite a few searches on the internet about them.

You've really got me thinking about whether breasts are only there to give our babies nourishment or whether they are sexual organs as well. Something I haven't seen mentioned, even on the page that talks about the nipple and sexual arousal, is why does the nipple erect and harden at orgasm? Is that also to do with the hormone you explain about or does it suggest that the breasts do have a sexual role to play as well as being there to nourish our babies?

I have always believed that it must be something to do with suckling as a baby that men have a fascination with breasts and enjoy touching them and sucking on the nipples. It's very interesting to read that it is probably the opposite and because a lot of babies aren't breastfed that this fascination has developed. I thought it came from the fact that when we were breastfed, it was a comforting and wonderful place to be. So as adults, it is still a comforting and wonderful place to be, except with a partner rather than our mothers. That argument doesn't hold up though, as if it were true, women as well as men would want to caress other women's breasts and not only if they were attracted to other women sexually anyway.

All interesting stuff and thank you for getting me thinking!

Lara

Nipple erection (standing out) happens when the tiny muscles on the areola and nipple contract. Those muscles are similar to the ones attached to hairs all over your body (responsible for the goose bump effect). A woman's nipples can stick out or become erect as a response to various stimuli like cold, rubbing against clothes, or nipple stimulation by hand. So erect nipples per se are not a signal of being sexually aroused.

And, not all women's nipples become erect during sexual arousal; it varies. Maybe the muscles contract because of the general muscular tension in your body during arousal and especially during orgasm or maybe the hormones have something to do with it, but in any case nipple erection is not a phenomenon unique to sexual arousal, nor does it happen to everybody.

This site is great. I have recently started obsessing about my breasts and came to the conclusion that they are pretty normal. This site calmed me down quite a bit. Also, reading the message boards on plastic surgery sites is also a deterrent to getting surgery. It sounds painful and the women are generally left with scars, which if someone is prone to obsessing about "imperfections" may result in less than 100% satisfaction as well.

mtleh

I have been aroused by the sight of all womens breasts since I hit puberty. This changed when my wife became pregnant! Her breasts are the fullest and most beautiful I have ever seen but the thought of my son nursing those same breasts has changed my perception entirely. I can only guess that my purely "sexual" outlook on breasts came from my upbringing. I was not allowed to see a womans naked breast until I was about 14. Don't misunderstand me. The entire female physique is very stimulating to me but now a breast is no more stimulating than the nape of a womans neck (which is still stimulating). Sexual desire is a chemical response to sensory input. The same way fear is a chemical response to sensory input. We are taught that when we see a wasp (for example) about to sting us we should be afraid. The same thing applies to sexual arousal. We are taught that breasts are to be hidden and thusly objectified as something sexual. Breasts are a part of the female anatomy as are knees, ankles, and hips. By the way all of the aforementioned can be stimulating. I believe it is through society that men are taught to objectify womens breasts. I do not place the blame squarely on the backs of men however. My wife and all of her friends are constantly squaking about their desire for breast augmentation after they are done having children. This objectificaion of breasts by women does as much damage as the trained responses my father and other men in society taught me. My wife says that she finds my chest to be a great turn on but society doesn't say that I have to keep it covered therefore it is not taboo. Womens breasts are not that much different than mens. I would go so far as to say that a woman has more right to bare her chest than a man does. Men have no use for their chests like women do. I applaud your site for the open-mindedness to confront societal issues head on.

P.S. Most men rank the style, color, and upkeep of a womans hair highly on their sexual arousal factor but women aren't made to wear hats all of the time.

john

Hey,Id just like to say "I love your web page". My opinion to all the young(and old alike)girls who are considering breast implants is:dont!Be happy with what GOD gave you.I like big to small breasts;I thinks they all can be beautifull,but nothing is beautifull about a sack of silicone.Thanks!

rick

Nice website but it didn't help my problem. My nipples have been hard, overly sensitive and sore for the past four days. In a nutshell, they look like I'm freezing cold. I took a warm bath and put Vaseline on them last night. They aren't hard anymore but they still hurt when touched. Is this a normal thing that will go away soon or could there be a medical problem?

Kat

This kind of thing could happen in the beginning of pregnancy or because of some other hormonal change. Try wear only a cotton bra or no bra to check if it is allergy to the material in your bra. If it does not improve, check with a doctor.

I really love your website. It really helped me understand that I shouldn't have to worry about why I'm developing really slow. I'm fourteen years old and am very unhappy about my breasts, but when I visited this website, it made me feel much better. Thanks!

Jojo

Thank you so much! I am 20 years old and am between a 34 A and 34 B. Growing up I never really remember having a problem with my breasts until the middle of high school. It seemed as though guys were always talking about how big a girls breasts were and they even passed around ratings sheets in our schools.
This is when I first began to think maybe I was abnormal, but I liked the way my breasts looked. They are perky and I have small aerolas.
Yet I must say that it is the comments from other girls that really gave me the worst body image. In college my best friends began to tease me. She used to blurt out "I can't beleive how small your breasts are!" It is kind of ironic giving the fact that she admitted to us one of her breasts is a B and the other is a D!
I beleive that comments from other girls hurt the worst because you think, ok they have breasts and know what they should look like and if they are telling me something is wrong with mine then they obviously must be right.
Your website has helped me to appreciate what I have. I wish there was a way to require images like this to be shown in sex ed classes, to help girls at a time they really need it.

Ashley

I think this site is amazing. All this time I have felt like I have deformed breasts. But looking at this site I can't believe that there are other women with breasts exactly like mine. It is incredible. I can never find a bra that fits quite right. I have always wondered if there was something seriously wrong with me because my breast did'nt look like all the pictures you see in the media! Thank you for opening my eyes to the fact that I am normal and my breasts did actually develop, they are just shaped differently. Thank you so much 007B

lesden

Thank you so much! I have always wondered if my Nipples were going to cause a problem when I have a baby. I have very large breasts but my nipples are very small and barley noticable. Seeing pictures of other people with the same thing and hearing that they could breast feed has given me the boost of confidence that I needed. Thank You!!

Shannon

hi! This is Ana. I am 22 (unmarried). From last 1 year I am getting hairs near my nipples (at the edge of dark area)and m very worried.i cannot speak about this to any one cos usually men get hairs on breats. Is this normal in girls also. plz reply

Some hair around the nipples is normal in females. You could try do a search in Google or Yahoo for hair nipples and see the results... It is very common.

But if it is a lot of hair and suddenly, and if you have some other symptoms too or extra hair started growing elsewhere too, you could see a doctor.

It is nice to know there are other women with not so perfect nipples, the world is to stero tpye of the perfect breast with perky nipples.

Leeya

What are the chances of inverted nipples to portrude during pregnancy? Can a non-pregnant girl wear a breast shield to re-invert the nipples?

jane

Chances are good that inverted nipples will evert or start protruding during pregnancy. Yes, you can wear a nipple shield to try to pull out the nipples even if not pregnant.

im 17 yrs old and I'm really scared about my breast bcuz my nipple s not growing..do u stil think it will grow..?i have boifrend and I nevr let him see my breast..do u think I have breast cancer?i embarrass to tell my parents about it.please respond to me a.s.a.p cuz I really need ur help.. scared

If your breasts have developed, then your nipples also have developed just fine. It is fairly common and normal if the nipples are not erect but flat. Breast cancer at your age is almost unheard of, so don't worry.

This site is great and informative.. it has made me realize the things about breasts and that having big breasts are normal. thanks.

anonymous

I need help... I am 13 and my nipples are inverted.I have never told anyone about them because I am way to embarresed. Is there anything I can do to fix this problem?

Chrissy

You don't really have to do anything at that age. To find out more, please follow the links above on this page that talk about inverted nipples.

I am a 64 yr old woman.........Who has been bra free since 1977. In fact, I dont even own one. I HATE THEM.I swim nude.and have been to many nude beaches around the would. I see nothing wrong with being nude or topless at any pool or beach. I hope to see the day when I am able to walk down the street topless or go shopping topless.

Kay

My nipples don't look like any of these! It looks like the one on the tubular breast but it's on a more rounded breast. It sticks out and then the nipple sticks out on top of it...is that normal?

Lucy (17)

We don't have nearly all possible variations of nipples on the nipple gallery page... the pics are from volunteers, not chosen to depict all possibilities. So chances are your nipples are normal.

Thank u so much for your help! I am 14 years old and have alwys wondered what other breasts look like!

Carolina

Im not sure if this completely applies to this section but I was looking through it and was wondering if it is normal for a 16 year old (thats me) to have very visible veins on her breasts without being pregnant. I was also wondering when the areola generally starts to develop if you could help me out with that that would be great.
miranda

Yes, it is normal to have visible veins. How visible they are depends on the person's skin tone and color. In pregnancy women often get kind of "bulging" veins on their breasts, but not always.

The areola develops right at the same time as the breast itself... if that's what you mean. During pregnancy it gets darker and bigger. Some women do not have much of an areola... the variations are big.

Thanks for this web site. I always felt like I was the only one that had these bumps. After looking at your site, I now see how normal they are. I too have more than in the picture, but they look just the same. I had been to the Dr. and was told it was fine, but seeing the pictures is even more reassuring. Thanks so much, this is a great site!

Dianna

This is a wonderful website. It is so easy to compare your own breast to those on tv. I never really knew what normal breat are supposed to look like. This helps.THANKS

Sonya

I find this helpful as I always thought these bumps I had were weird and that I would have some time in the future explaining them to my husband. The only question I have, does the areola shrink after breastfeeding is finished and the baby has been weaned?

G

No, areola stays the same size.

I am crying my eyes out due to the gratitude I have for your website. At nine years old I started my period and had 38 C breasts. I thought the early onset of puberty and breast stretch marks, veins ,etc. were my punishment for the pleasure that I had sometimes felt while being molested at 6 years old. At 20 I started having children and felt that my breasts were lovely and made just for nurturing my children and all the past hurts floated away. Now at 34 years old when I ought to know better I have been letting everyone around me dictate how I should feel about the appearance of my breast. I have not worn a bra in about 8 years, because after gaining 100 lbs the 42 triple D's I lug cause my neck and back much pain when wearing a bra and also I suffer a Psychological anxiety of feeling sexually dirty when I try to wear one. But since I have started college for Nursing at least a dozen or so persons have tried to get me to wear a bra and fix myself up . Their well meaning intentions have left me so self- conscious that I had decided to have my breast surgically reduced and lifted. Even though it broke my heart to think I would never nurse a baby again, was scared to death of surgery and the after pictures I had seen were always very ugly. I knew that once I started working in the hospital next fall I would probally be required to wear a bra and surgery was my quickest option. The only reason I had checked your site was in hopes that I would finally find some before and after surgery photos that looked more like my breast do.But instead I was blessed with what I had always believed that my breast are beautiful to me and that is all that counts and that is what I am going to tell those well intentioned friends from now on. I am also going to continue loosing weight at a healthy pace and due some exercise to build up the ligaments in these boobies of mine if that is possible. Thank you so very much! In Christ's Love Cindy

cindy

THANK YOU for showing Montgomery glands. Mine seem to have appeared more pronounced suddenly just as I am starting menopause. I don't know yet if I have a problem but I searched far and wide for a picture like the ones on your website. Thank you for the education.

claire

Montgomery glands, eh? Yep, I've got those... and I never knew what they were! We should all work to educate others about having and/or respecing the healthy, non-sexually objectified female body! It's so very sad to see naturally beautiful girls (i.e. my sister) working towards an unrealistic, dangerous standard.... thank you for this page.

"Breast" Wishes from Illinois
just a girl

Just a quick note to let you know that I really appreciated this website. Being a large breasted woman with large nipples, I was worried about whether I would be able to breastfeed my daughter whom is due in 9 days. I had no trouble with my son, but that was almost 12 years ago. Now is response to Moonbeam... I commend you on your standing up for breastfeeding. I was and am so thankful there are still some very level headed and understanding women out that. I breastfed my son for over 24 months and plan to nurse my new baby for as long as she wished as well. Wonderful site. Keep up the wonderful work.

AngelEyedPoet

Rhis site is excellent. I was considering surgery, but I'm reconsidering!! thanx

Makayla

im worried that people wont find me attractive but your site hase helped me accept who I am

sugamomma

I think breasts are the most natural and beautiful thing there is. I am an aspiring art student and look forward to someday doing beautiful pictures involving this in different type of settings. Women should not be afraid or nervous about their breast they are natural however the shape or size.

PW

I am so upset that breastfeeding women are still discriminated against. First of all if we had clothing options that were discrete and affordable then we would be able to feed our babies without people even being offended. Our babies need the natural nutrition from breast milk. We also should have breastfeeding clothing and the global support to allow us to breastfeed. Breastfeeding is so wonderful! People do not understand the bond and natural energie that happens for a human and her offspring to be allowed to breastfeed. Women should no longer be discriminated against due to the natural breastmilk that we were scientifically gifted with to feed our babies.

Moonbeam

Thankyou so much for providing this website. Despite having breastfed both my children my breasts still are very small with small areolas. It was such a relief to see that I'm normal. I have been so embarassed about them that I now dread summer and uncomfortable bras. It was very touching to read the comments of other readers. What a valuable website. Thankyou soo much.

Grateful

Thank you very much for your hard work. As a volunteer La Leche League Leader I do come back again and again.
Best Regards
Ann

It all started in a museum when I saw many statues and paintings of naked girls, mostly Greek, and I said to myself "what are those round circle things around their nipples?" I thought it was ugly and abnormal but came to realize that all the girls have them. Then found out they're called areolas. Well, I have none. Seriously, there is absolutely NO pigment around my nipples. Pale as pig fat. Can you believe I thought those round pink circles were a Greek thing? help me I don't know anyone else that doesn't have them. Is it cause I'm so pale and irish? 17 yrs old.

Gina

Hello Gina,
Since you are pale, your areola may be so close to your skin color that it's indistiguishable. Or, it may be yours is very small. Now, since the areola usually grows in size during pregnancy, yours may grow too, though there is no guarantee.