Breast tissue is quiescent until puberty, at which time surging estrogen levels in cisgender girls mediate breast development and growth. Adult breast tissue composition further evolves in cisgender women during pregnancy, lactation, and menopause, revealing the ever-changing interplay between breast ...
Breast Cancer in WomenMedically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Dec 2, 2024.Care notes Ambulatory Español Overview Risks Symptoms Diagnosis Treatment Management What is breast cancer?Breast cancer develops when cells in the breast grow out of control. Several types of breast cancer can ...
Early life environmental exposures affect breast development and breast cancer risk in adulthood. The breast is particularly vulnerable during puberty when mammary epithelial cells proliferate exponentially. In overweight/obese (OB) women, inflammation increases breast aromatase expression and estrogen synthesis...
Little girls in women's bodies: Social interaction and the strategiz- ing of early breast development. Sex Roles. 51:29-44, 2004.Summers-Effler, E. (2004). Little girls in women's bodies: Social interaction and the strategizing of early breast development. Sex Role s, 51 , 29–44....
Breast development occurs during puberty in girls, after which the enlarged breasts are retained throughout adulthood. Breast size in adult women is associated with perceived femininity and is sexually important in many cultures1,2. Apart from being a potential marker of health and fertility from an...
1 Although menarche is a commonly studied marker of female puberty, it is a late pubertal phenomenon, and often recorded using self-reporting by adult women, which may introduce recall bias. In contrast, the most important initial clinical milestone of pubertal onset is thelarche,2 which is the...
Health and Well-Being of Childbearing Women in Rural and Urban Contexts As part of the national focus on women's health issues, it is important to identify those health-related characteristics of rural women that distinguish th... LO Walker,ML Walker,ME Walker - 《Journal of Rural Health Off...
in Australian and New Zealand. We conducted a cross-sectional online survey that examined feeding methods, maternal mental wellbeing, worries, challenges, and positive experiences during the pandemic. Most women were exclusively breastfeeding (82%). Partial breastfeeding was associated with perceived ...
regular demand of your baby's nursing to keep producing milk. Some women mistakenly think they can't breastfeed or produce enough milk if they have small breasts. But small-breasted women can make milk just as well as large-breasted women. Goodnutrition, plenty of rest, and staying well-hy...
Although breast cancer rates among Chinese women are lower than among white women, breast cancers and other breast diseases often go undetected and untreated in Chinese women. Cultural values with respect to modesty and sexuality, especially in unmarried women, partly account for a Chinese lack of ...