Question 1

when do a women's breasts stop growing?

Accepted Answer

Late teens: Unless pregnancy or weight gain intervene.

Question 2

do womens breasts get larger as they age?

Accepted Answer

Usually: The breasts enlarge naturally with weight gain, puberty, pregnancy and breast-feeding.

Question 3

at about what age are a women's breasts done growing?

Accepted Answer

Late adolescence: By your age or late adolescence, a woman's breasts are technically done growing.  However, ask any woman..... Our breasts change over time.  They change size as we gain and lose weight, as we have pregnancies, as we exercise or don't exercise.  They can change based on our hormone levels which change over time.  So while breasts may complete their maturation, they aren't likely done changing!

Question 4

i don't know if all women's breasts feel like mine, but mine are extremely lumpy inside and has always been. is this normal?

Accepted Answer

If fibrocystic!: If you have significant fibrocystic breast disease, yes.  Get exmained and get a mammogram.

Question 5

how does milk form in women's breasts.?

Accepted Answer

Lactinferous ducts: The breast contains "milk producing tissue"(lactineferous ducts) that when stimulated by the hormone prolactin, like cows and other mammals make milk. That is the "udder" truth!.

Question 6

any insights on when do women's breasts stop growing?

Accepted Answer

There is no specific: Time. The breasts enlarge naturally with weight gain, puberty, pregnancy and breast-feeding. Some oral contraceptives can be associated with increase in breast size in some women (sometimes).

Question 7

what are lobules in womens' breast made of?

Accepted Answer

Normal: They are made of glands, rolled-up tubes of epithelium (surface-covering cells) that are available to make mucus. The lobules are the units that can make milk when it's time, and they are connected by the 14 or so ducts that normally lead out the nipple.  Men may have some development of large and small ducts especially around puberty but almost never lobules.

Question 8

why else would womens breast be very tender ?

Accepted Answer

Breast tenderness: Breast soreness can occur due to stretching from increased fluid retention. You  can have breast tenderness in conjunction w premenstrual syndrome, your period, ovulation and pregnancy.

Question 9

why do women's breasts grow in pregnancy?

Accepted Answer

Hormones: The rapid rise in hormones with pregnancy cause the individual cysts in the breasts to swell with fluid.

Question 10

are there any positive or negative effects on womens breasts from wearing a bra to bed?

Accepted Answer

Bras to Bed.: Some women (especially w larger breasts or who are pregnant) sleep in bra for comfort.  It's recommended that a bra worn for sleep have soft cup w/o underwire or metal clasps. A shelf or cross-over design is recommended.  Bras worn for sleep are made from soft materials. Use of improper cup depth can lead to rashes or chafing (due to breast contact against chest wall w trapped sweat).**a book &gt;.

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