Question 1

do breast buds go away?

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Missing context: You get the most from this site if you provide background information before you ask a question. Is this about a male or a female ? The answer is quite different for both. You are welcome to start over.

Question 2

how long for breast buds to grow into bosooms?

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Breast growth: From the start to the final result can take several years.  No hurry.  You can start with a sports/training bra and keep it 2 yrs or need new ones in 6 months.  Everyone develops at their own pace.

Question 3

how long does it take for breast buds to grow?

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Varies: Breast buds are one of the first signs of puberty.  Usually the time from start to finish in puberty is about 3 - 4 years.  This can be prolonged though in people with lower estrogen.  Girls under physiologic stress would see this.  Very thin and "over exercised" would fit this category.  Puberty then often starts late and takes longer.  High levels of exercise in girls is not so positive!

Question 4

is there a quicker way for breast buds to pop up?

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Please don't rush: Your child's development, it may cause lasting psychological trauma as feeling "abnormal." if she is very chronologically late at entering puberty, then you should discuss w/her pediatrician, as a reproductive endocrinological evaluation may be indicated to be sure no medical issue present.

Question 5

how do you know if they are breast buds or boobs?

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See your doctor: Breast buds are made of breast tissue.  In a medical sense they are one in the same.  See your doctor to know if you are developing normally, why continue to worry?

Question 6

what is different between breast buds and breasts?

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Same: Breast buds are just early breast tissue.  If biopsied and put under the microscope you could not tell them appart.

Question 7

what are breast buds like, and are they hard inside?

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Breast buds: Breast development begins with the nipple-arroela starting to bulge out a little with soft tissue, it progresses to a slight darkening ot the color and fuller breast cones will gradually spread out in all directions with the nipple usually centered until the girl reaches around 16-18 yrs when fully mature.  The age varies but full develpment takes years. Hardness is normal.

Question 8

do breast buds go away in men or are they permanent?

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Normal: Breast buds are the first sign of puberty (passage into the adult form of te species)  in humans. Both genders get them.  In males, they degenerate becoming just normal male nipples.  In women hey continue to develop into breast tissue.  Rarely, breast tissue persists in males, leading to a condition called gynecomastia. This also goes away, but occasionally needs treatment.

Question 9

what is the definition or description of: breast buds?

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Breast buds: Breast bud is associated with Tanner stage 2 breast development  = thelarche = early development of breasts as puberty starts.

Question 10

why do men have breast buds and what are they made of?

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Breast tissue: During puberty, adolescent males develop transient bilateral breast buds (made of breast tissue).  Breast tissue is hormonally senstive so it is likely to change during the time of puberty.  If a 'breast bud' persists and is unilateral (one side only)-- it should be evaluted.  Young men may develop breast cancer (usually those with brca1/2 gene abnormalities).

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