What should I do if my 16-year-old breasts are underdeveloped?

After puberty, as women's menstruation gradually comes, their breasts begin to develop slowly. However, many little girls may suffer from poor breast development due to congenital malnutrition, high endocrine hormones, or imbalance. Their breasts become smaller, and they become less and less confident and inferior. What should we do with poor breast development at the age of 16? How should we deal with it?

The growth and development of the breasts are mainly affected by a variety of hormones in the reproductive endocrine axis, such as gonadotropin and prolactin secreted by the pituitary gland, and estrogen and progesterone secreted by the ovaries; in addition, the hormones secreted by the adrenal glands and thyroid glands, and growth hormone secreted by the pituitary gland are also needed for the breasts to develop fully and completely.

If the functions and regulation of the above organs, glands, and hormone levels are impaired, it will affect the development of the breasts. Breast problems are not an isolated phenomenon, but one of the manifestations of the entire secondary sexual characteristics. Therefore, when judging whether breast development is normal, it must be analyzed in conjunction with other secondary sexual characteristics. If other sexual characteristics develop normally but the breasts do not, it is likely that there is a problem with the breasts themselves, such as the breasts being insensitive to the above-mentioned hormones, or it may be that the level of a specific hormone is abnormal. If all secondary sexual characteristics have not developed, then you need to go to the hospital for a thorough examination.

Breast development is also affected by many factors such as genetics, nutrition, climatic conditions, and environment. Doctors must take all of these into consideration before making a judgment and treatment.

Girls are very concerned about breast development. Some worry about developing too early, while others worry about developing too late. There are great individual differences in when girls' breasts begin to develop. Some girls begin to develop breasts when they are only 8 or 9 years old, while others do not begin to develop breasts until they are 16 or later. Most girls begin to develop breasts between the ages of 9 and 14.

In the above article, we learned what to do if a 16-year-old has underdeveloped breasts. In fact, many little girls have almost fully developed breasts at the age of 13. So, underdeveloped breasts may be due to genetics or lack of vitamins. Eat more nutritious foods to nourish the body and don't be too anxious.