Hormones 2016

Breast disorders
• As time passes, your breast buds will get rounder and fuller and grow
into the shape of your breast.
This early stage of development is caused by an increase in the ductal
system behind the nipple and is part of the transition process and will
usually normalize in a matter of months (University, 2014).
Are my breasts "normal"?
• Lots of people feel self-conscious about their breasts, but there is no
one normal way for breasts to look.
• Breasts come in all different sizes, shapes, and colours.
• It is totally normal for one breast to be a bit bigger than the other.
Sometimes the size of your breasts will equal out over time, but
sometimes not.
• Its very common for breasts to grow at different rates while they’re
developing.
• There are as many different breasts as there are faces, or hands, or belly
buttons!
• Some transwomen have hair around their nipples. This is completely
normal. If the hair bothers you, it’s best to cut it with small scissors.
Plucking or shaving the hair can cause infection.
• If your nipples point inward instead of out, you have "inverted
nipples" . Between 10%-20% of all females have inverted nipples on at
least one breast. This is normal and will not affect your health in any
way. If you have inverted nipples, it’s important to keep them clean to
avoid getting an infection in the folds of skin around your nipple.
• see Stretch marks.
Breast disorders
Breast symptoms (eg, masses, nipple discharge, pain) are common,
accounting for more than 15 million visits to the doctor each year. Although
> 90% of symptoms have benign causes, breast cancer is always a concern.
Because breast cancer is common and may mimic benign disorders, the
approach to all breast symptoms and findings is to conclusively exclude
or confirm cancer (Kosir, 2013b).
Breast disorders may be noncancerous 95 or cancerous 96 . Most are
noncancerous and not life threatening. Often, they do not require treatment.
In contrast, breast cancer can mean loss of a breast or of life. Thus,
for many women, breast cancer is their worst fear. However, potential
95 benign
96 malignant
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