Frequent Growth Spurts?

[Justagirl💃]

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"Breasts undergo various changes throughout a woman's life, primarily due to hormonal fluctuations, aging, and other factors like pregnancy and breastfeeding. These changes can affect size, shape, firmness, and even the appearance of the nipples and areola.
Key Changes Over Time:
Puberty:
Breast development begins around age 10, triggered by estrogen, and typically matures by 17 or 18, according to YouTube.
Menstrual Cycle:
Hormonal shifts during the cycle can cause breast tenderness, swelling, and sometimes lumps, according to Women's Health magazine.
Pregnancy and Breastfeeding:
Breasts expand during pregnancy to prepare for lactation and then shrink back down after, according to the Royal Women's Hospital.
Aging:
As women age, skin loses elasticity, breast tissue becomes softer and less dense, and gravity can cause sagging, says a plastic surgery clinic.
Menopause:
Estrogen levels drop significantly, leading to further changes in breast size, firmness, and shape, according to a Johns Hopkins Medicine website.
Weight Fluctuations:
Changes in weight can also affect breast size and shape, according to Reno Tahoe Plastic Surgery.
Nipple and Areola Changes:
The areola (the colored area around the nipple) may shrink and become lighter in color with age, according to WebMD.
Lumps and Bumps:
Lumps, often fibrocystic changes, may be more common in older breasts, but any new lumps should be checked by a doctor, says a website from Chester County Hospital."


Basically, our breasts changed with time. That includes weight gain and age as well as hormonal fluctuations. Which is exactly the reason that we should get measured at least once a year.

[oldguy]

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Basically, our breasts changed with time. That includes weight gain and age as well as hormonal fluctuations. Which is exactly the reason that we should get measured at least once a year.

I believe you meant scanned.  I am at a size that they should be scanned every other year.  I don't think it some much about breast growth, but more about how much larger they appear after losing weight.  Breast tissue doesn't go away.  I stored estrogen in my lost fat is the issue they are monitoring.  Pretty sure they have grown some, but after 60lb loss, it is hard to hide them.  I am at a 34 waist.  Looking for options with a 46 chest.  

[Justagirl💃]

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Basically, our breasts changed with time. That includes weight gain and age as well as hormonal fluctuations. Which is exactly the reason that we should get measured at least once a year.

I believe you meant scanned.  I am at a size that they should be scanned every other year.  I don't think it some much about breast growth, but more about how much larger they appear after losing weight.  Breast tissue doesn't go away.  I stored estrogen in my lost fat is the issue they are monitoring.  Pretty sure they have grown some, but after 60lb loss, it is hard to hide them.  I am at a 34 waist.  Looking for options with a 46 chest. 

Scanned as prescribed by your doctor, but measured (fitted) for a bra every year as our chests will change. 

[WPW717]

Your doctor’s prescriptions do not mean much nowadays.

In the past few months the pharmacist here in town is refusing to fill the Rx for estrogen patches for osteoporosis because I am a male. The local radiologist refused to schedule the ordered mammogram by my doc despite it being recommended by the NCCN Guidelines. 

The healthcare system is devolving and making it harder for knowledgeable individuals to take care of ourselves. Doctors no longer enjoy being in charge of healthcare delivery, insurers are!

[Justagirl💃]

Your doctor’s prescriptions do not mean much nowadays.

In the past few months the pharmacist here in town is refusing to fill the Rx for estrogen patches for osteoporosis because I am a male. The local radiologist refused to schedule the ordered mammogram by my doc despite it being recommended by the NCCN Guidelines.

The healthcare system is devolving and making it harder for knowledgeable individuals to take care of ourselves. Doctors no longer enjoy being in charge of healthcare delivery, insurers are!

Yes, mammogram appointments are getting harder each year even with a history of breast cancer and then gene mutation. 

I never got estrogen, but my doctor didn't even try to prescribed it. I just suffered the hot flashes and night sweats. 

[taxmapper]

yep, know that one..  All  he Trans situations making headlines has driven doctors from actual real and intelligent directions for real world situations. They fear now being ostracized for associating with "them".  I have started to run into this as well as my Endo was actually talking mammograms..   

No. 

[WPW717]

Tax,
Probably a good idea just to get a baseline.
Don’t remember the specifics of your genetic testing, but I think a basic overview does not cover the CHEK 2 gene. A predisposition to breast cancer and colon cancer.
Prayers to you for the best health possible.

[taxmapper]

I actually should have said mastectomies.   Again... 
NO! 



The Chromosomes showed 46XY, but they didn't deep dive.    IMO the Endo is either afraid or following group protocols.    They screwed this up so badly here.   Ill digress.  Too much to think about. 

[WPW717]

Yep, 
Big difference between the gram vs the ectomy.