My doctor says I have thick breasts. What does that mean?
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It just means you have thick breast tissue......some women have thin tissue this is easier for mammograms......those ones go as flat as pancakes. Thicker tissue means if you squeeze your breast between both hands its thicker than an inch. It is harder for mammograms but much more comfortable. Lumpy or grainy tissues are all together different and come with their own issues. You can have those characteristics too. All it really means is that now you know how different all breast are. The good thing is that thicker tissue means your breasts won't hang as much as ones with thin tissue. By the way, I had small breasts, thick tissue, no problem breast feeding and great results when I decided to have them augmented. Between my three sisters and my best friend we all of the above!
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not sure what that means. maybe they stand out farther from your chest than they are supposed to for the cup size. not sure if its appropriate for a doctor to comment on breasts tho.
You have more breast glands that fat tissue as most of the breast is made of fat cells. Congratulations! Breast feeding yr children will be a great adventure!!
some breasts are just firmer than others. We are all different. the firmer the breast the more difficult it is to check for breast cancer so I would take his suggestions seriously
He may mean that your breasts, when felt for an exam, are "lumpy" or cystic. This makes it more difficult to do a breast self exam because everything feels like a lump! He may have been telling you this so that you would know to be more aware of how your breast feel normally, and how to detect a change.
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