All boys and men have breasts, but the amount of breast tissue is usually very small and their breasts do not show. When the amount of breast tissue is large enough to be seen, doctors call it gynaecomastia' say guy -nee-co- mass -ti-a. Boys can be a bit scared if this is happening to them. Being overweight can make it seem like boys, or men, have breasts, but fat under skin is the cause of the shape. As well as androgens the male hormones your glands will make some oestrogens female hormones. Our topic 'Secret boys business' has other information about being a boy that may be helpful to you. Yet more than half of boys will have some development of breast tissue.
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Let's get one thing straight: boobs are boobs. They can be round or flat, plump or small, pointy or saggy, wide-set or forward-facing. And did you know there are eight different types of nipples? That's right. And what's crazy is that the world expects all our boobs to be the same, to fit into some "perfect" mold — which usually includes a form-fitting bra. Seriously, is there anything really wrong with going commando? The amazing, Jennifer Lawrence once said : "I never leave my house. Then I don't have to put a bra on and I don't have to change my pants. It's time to change the perception that women can't rock a braless outfit.
Please refresh the page and retry. Not whether they should have them - rather unavoidable - but how much of them they should be allowed to display. I sent the kids to a holiday club today where they have a pool.
