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Doctor Responses: Breasts

Dr Pixie answers your most frequently asked questions about breasts such as: When should girls start developing breasts? Is it normal for nipples to point away from each other? Is it normal to have asymmetric boobs?

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my nipples always seem to like get stiff when im sexually active or if i touch them is that normal?

Asked on 16 Mar 2010 22:55 by jessie
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i am 16 and i have quite big brests and i have some small red dots under one of them and the other day of blood came out of one of the red dots some clear stuff should i be worried ??

Posted on 15 Mar 2010 22:55 by milliie
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hi, my breasts are kinda big and it is getting to be a problem because everytime i take my bra off for a bath/shower or when i go to bed, they start to hurt and ache. i dont know what to do

Posted on 15 Mar 2010 19:33 by vanessa
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Every minute of the day my boobs hurt, when my period is due, i cant stand anything touching them, i have tried evening primrose oil but to no effect, i have no lumps, all my partner has to do is pretend to touch them and im pulling away knowing if he did touch them, the pain would be unbareable, any ideas?

Asked on 15 Mar 2010 17:26 by Elaine
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hi i'm 17 and my areolas are dry crusty and extremely itchy. it's driving me crazy and i'm too scared to go to the doctors someone help me

Posted on 15 Mar 2010 16:19 by Lauren
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I am 18 years old and my brest cup is a B, all of my mates have bigger chest sizes and it's starting to effect me confidence! My mother, sisters and grandmother have big brests, but mine at small. Is there any reson for this and is there anything that can help! Please help

Posted on 15 Mar 2010 13:34 by Catherine
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Hi,I had inverted nipples, which I had a operation on last year to correct them. I am now 5 months pregnant and was wondering what my chances might be of breast feeding and is there anything that I can do to help? thank you

Posted on 14 Mar 2010 20:24 by lindsay
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Im worried i have inverted breasts after watching the show i looked and they looked just like them

Posted on 14 Mar 2010 20:15 by sophie
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Im 23 and my nipples look different. My right one looks normal but the left one looks as though it half been split in half. is this normal or anything serious. please help.

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i am 16 and my nipples are really small. there kinda like guys nipples. i hate them and am so self contious about it. i am jsut wondering if you think they will get bigger as i grow up or somthing? or if there is anything i can have done to them? also do you think its really that big a deal?

Posted on 14 Mar 2010 13:22 by naomi
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