Check out this list
of eight facts about breasts -- some amazing, others simply
interesting, but all of which can give us a better understanding of
these twin peaks.
Anything fascinating about breasts we overlooked? Let us know in the comments section below.
1. We're the only primates with "permanent" ones.No
other primate has a permanent breast. In non-human primates (and other
mammal species) a full breast is a clear indication the female is
suckling young. Not so in humans.
2. The largest natural breasts are a 102ZZZ.
The
Guinness World Record holder for the largest natural breasts is Annie
Hawkins-Turner. Her chest measures 70 inches over the nipples and around
her back. That amounts to 3.5 feet of cleavage (with each side weighing
in at 56 pounds), and a bra size of 102ZZZ.
3. Breast orgasms exist.
Women
orgasming through nipple stimulation is an actual thing, and there's
science to back it. In one study of 213 women, 29 percent said they had
experienced a "breast orgasm" at one point or another.
4.They make the perfect food.
When
describing the benefits of breast milk and colostrum (the sticky,
yellowish substance produced at the end of pregnancy and the first days
of a baby's life) the World Health Organization doesn't mince words,
calling it the "perfect food" for babies. Breast milk contains
antibodies that help babies fight infections and diseases and is easy
for them to digest. Its made by cells in the breast called "alveoli,"
which produce milk in response to the hormone prolactin. It's released
when babies suckle.
5. When it comes to milk, size doesn't matter.
For
breastfeeding purposes, it simply doesn't matter whether a woman is an A
cup or a D. Larger breasts have a higher proportion of fatty tissue,
compared to glandular tissue, but this has no effect on the amount of
milk you're able to produce.
Though women with smaller breasts
sometimes worry they'll be unable to nurse their babies, it's actually
women with larger breasts who sometimes have greater difficulties,
because of positioning issues, she says.
6. They fluctuate month-to-month (and even minute-to-minute).
Unhappy
with your breast size? Give it a minute. That may be overstating
things, but not by much. Many women experience breast growth -- as much
as a full cup size -- during PMS, because the body has higher levels of
the hormones progesterone and prolactin during that premenstrual phase,
which can cause swelling. Breast growth is also one of the hallmarks of
pregnancy, and some sex experts, claim that breasts can swell by up to
25 percent during moments of intense sexual arousal.
7.The left tends to be larger.
It's
perfectly normal for women to have one breast that's larger than the
other. And for around 65 percent of women, it's the left one. No one
knows why the left side tends to be bigger, although theories abound:
One suggests that immune hypersensitivity, which is higher on the left
side of the body, has an impact on hormones that help determine breast
size and shape; another that women tend to prefer to nurse on their left
side (leaving their right hand free) which results in that side
producing more milk.
8. There are four nipple types.
If
you thought there was only one type of nipple, you thought wrong. There
are several common variations: "Normal" nipples stick out a few
millimeters from the areola, and then even further when they're aroused
or cold; "flat" nipples only protrude when they're stimulated or when
temperatures change; "puffy" nipples have a raised areola; and
"inverted" nipples (which come in grades) are essentially turned inward.
The latter type isn't necessarily problematic as long as it's always
been that way, but if the nipple has only recently turned inward it
should be checked by a doctor.
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