Breast development stages in healthy girls

Puberty breast development stages are very special period of women life. Actually it is very crucial and emotional period. Future women health, sexuality and self-confidence depends a lot from puberty breast development stages.

It is very important to know and to understand whole puberty development stages, hormonal changes and potencial risks for future reproductive health.

There are many variations of puberty and the timing of puberty in girls can vary considerably. In some cases girls can already feel breast development as early as 8-9 years of age. At the same time other girls of the similar age do not begin their breast development until age 13. In average girls usually take 3 to 3 ½ years to complete their pubertal development, but this process could take from 2 to 6 years to complete.

Breast development stages (Tanner stages)

Stages	Breast developmen	Description	Useful products
1		The preadolescent breast consists of a small elevated nipple with no significant underlying breast tissue
2		Puberty begins (usually between ages of 8 and 13, average age is 11) with the development of breast tissue and pubic hair. With the hormonal changes of puberty, breast buds form. This stage of breast development is the breast bud stage. Here, there is elevation of the breast and nipple as a small mound; the areola begins to enlarge. Milk ducts inside the breast begin to grow.
3		In next stage, there is further enlargement and elevation of the breast and areola (with no separation of their contours). The areola begins to darken in color. The milk ducts give rise to milk glands that also begin to grow.
4		Next, there is projection of the areola and nipple to form a secondary mound.
5		In the mature adult breast there is projection of the nipple only (though in some woman the areola continues to form a secondary mound).

Puberty development including breast development

	BREAST ENLARGEMENT EXERCISES
	BREAST ENLARGEMENT – Breast Pads