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Dr Dawn Harper discusses breast development amongst teenage girls, explaining what is and isn’t normal. She also visits a girls hockey team to talk to them about their breasts and gets the perspective of the cast of Hollyoaks.

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Hollyoaks
University of Birmingham Hockey Club
Llanelli Youth Theatre
Tetbury Hospital

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I am 14 and my breast are are really sore and dry and sometimes it weeps and sometimes it sticks to my bra and then it hurts whats wrong with me??

hi im 16 and felt a hard lump behind my left nipple i have gone to a doctor and she didint know what it was what could it be?
(by the way i am a boy)

Hello. I'm quite worried about my nipples at the moment. I have had breasts for ever since i can remember. But my nipples seem to be rather oversized, They are about 6 and a half centimetetres from top to bottom and 5 and a half from left to right. Is there anything that can be done to reduce the size? Please get in touch i'd like to know if theres any worries or not.

I'm 15 and I feel that my boobs are taking ages to develope properly. I have a curvey figure but they're still really small and my nipples aren't changing much either. Feels like I have moobs!

I really dont like my boobs. I'm 16, and i have really big nipples, and its really embarrassing, will my breast catch up untill they're normal, or is th some kind of surgery to get them reduced? I can't strip off for my boyfriend, and i have been diagnosed with depression, and the way i see myself is mainly because of it. This is becoming a really big issue, and my social life is suffering becuase of it.
Any advice?

i am 13 and i don't need to wear a bra is this ok help me pleeeaaase.:s

Hi, i'm fourteen. I started my period in the summer & i have small boobs which i dont really mind because i'm slim & so on me they look slightly bigger than they really are; But when i'm with my boyfriend their size makes me consious, i'm not like it with anyone but him. I don't want to feel like that but can't help it & due to it i fear having any sexual activity, It's really getting me down. Is theree any way to stop this feeling?

I also have another problem.. a few days ago i had to wear a strapless bra, it was a long day/night so i had it on for approx 12 hours, a few hours before the night ended it began to really dig in & hurt; when i took it off i had imprint marks & it hurt alot, now it still hurts if i twist my back too much or strech, i think that i may be bruised slightly under my skin because there is no visable bruising.
I was just wondering, could this be a problem & could it affect anything?

Thank you, you're site is honestly so helpful. x

Hi am 14 and am a 36c. ma breasts have stretch marks on them. ive had this for probably since ma breasts fully developed. am kind of embarrased of them because when i go out i wear tops and you can see them. i dont really care but i was wondering will they ever go away???

I'm 16 and my breasts are quite large recently I've discovered a lump in my arm pit and I've heard this could be related/a symptom of breast cancer, I'm really worried. but to scared to find out what it is…help =[

I'm 15, I used to be a B/C cup but also had one bigger than the other, since I was 12.
I lost weight and lost it from my boobs as well and I'm now an A cup, but still have one bigger, it really upsets me, no that they're small, but because of the size difference, I loose all my confidence and I can't take off my bra to my boyfriend at all!




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