Posts by Olivia Barnes44

Rachel Hayes79 said:Did your doctor actually diagnose you with hypomastia, or is this just something you’ve concluded on your own? If it’s the latter, I didn't really see any significant development until my early twenties. Apparently, I was just a late bloomer.😁

Regardless, you absolutely need to have a serious conversation with an endocrinologist. It is highly possible this is linked to PCOS. Please, don't feel embarrassed—this isn't something you did to yourself.😉

I reached that conclusion myself... by looking at various medical examples of hypomastia online. But honestly, that’s exactly why it feels so awkward. How am I supposed to walk in there and say, "Good morning, doctor, I have hypomastia"? And then the doctor just patronizes me with, "Oh, honey, they aren't small, they're just petite."

They aren't petite; they are underdeveloped.
But perhaps I am overthinking this. Is it truly too early? Still, they don't seem to be growing... at all.

Kimberly Flores56 said:I once had a friend who dealt with underdeveloped breasts similar to yours at your age. She’s in her thirties now, a mother of two, and she has a perfectly lovely C-cup. I truly think it's far too early for you to start panicking. A woman's body changes and matures over many years.
Regarding PCOS, you should definitely see a doctor. It is possible that the treatment they prescribe could help with your breast development as well.

As for my own treatment, I've been taking Metformin for two years now, yet my breasts still feel "stunted"... I honestly don't know if there's any connection between the two. But, since one of the symptoms of PCOS during puberty and adolescence is "insufficient secondary sexual characteristics," I felt hopeful that someone might have some advice. To be completely honest, I feel incredibly awkward about walking into an endocrinologist's office or a gynecologist's clinic and telling them I'm worried about my breast development because of PCOS, even if there isn't actually a direct link...

I’m 18 years old, and I was diagnosed with PCOS about two or three years ago. My breasts started developing when I was 13, but then everything just... stopped. They never really grew. To be honest, they are miniature. Their shape is... well, let's just say they aren't exactly round. It makes me incredibly unhappy. When I'm naked, I don't feel like a woman at all. I find myself constantly relying on various push-up bras just to feel okay, and at the beach... well, I could go on, but I'll stop there. I just want to know: does anyone have any advice? I keep talking to my sisters and my mom, insisting there must be some underlying reason—something other than just genetics—for why my breasts are this way. They don't believe me. They just think I have small breasts because they’ve never actually seen me without a bra on.