Basic breast anatomy

The function of breasts is to produce milk for the baby. Each breast has milk producing glands (also called lobules or alveoli) that make milk from the nutrients and water they take from the bloodstream.

Secondly, there are milk ducts that carry the milk to the nipple from the milk glands. The system of milk glands and ducts resembles several bunches of grapes: the glands are the grapes, the ducts are the stems. Like grapes come in bunches, the milk glands and ducts also are organized into several clusters that are called lobes. The breast actually has 15-20 of these lobes or grape bunches in it. From outside, the lobes feel like little nodes or lumps especially before menstruation

Normal Breasts

 
A huge proportion of women are not happy with their breasts. The media images make them believe the ideal is big and perky breasts with a small nipple and areola.

 
But, in reality female breasts come in all kinds of sizes and shapes. These breast pictures are here to let you see normal breasts - big, small, sagging, asymmetrical; big areolas or nipples.
In fact, having asymmetrical breasts, where one is bigger than the other, is very very common. Most women have one breast slightly larger than the other. Sagging is very common also, because due to gravity, the breast naturally assumes a hanging position.

Also as we all know, size varies a lot. Some women have practically a flat chest, some have small breasts, some have much bust that the mere weight of them can cause them backaches. according to the bra industry, the most common bra cup size in the US used to be B, but has now become C probably due to the increasing obesity. Of course, the size is not constant but varies with pregnancy, breastfeeding, and during the menstrual cycle.
Many young people growing up never see what normal natural breasts look like, and influenced by the media, think that pert big breasts are ideal. Many end up opting for breast implants to "correct" their breasts — when their breasts were normal all the time!
In fact, MOST teenage girls worry and fret over their breast development, some even to the point ofsuicide — which is a very sad comment on how American culture is influencing young people.
 
 

Worrying about large breasts

If you have large breasts, it is very normal that they start 'sagging' or drooping some already during your teen years. It is a natural process that happens to everybody at some point, and there really isn't anything you can do to prevent it - for example bras won't keep breasts from sagging(except while you wear them).
If you're teen and have sagging breasts, you are NOT alone!

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