According to this news article, the average bra size in Australia has increased from 12B only six years ago to 14C. Tasmania is now recording an average bra size of 16C.

“Bra expert Carol Rashleigh notes that the increasing size should not be a cause of shame among Tasmanian women. There is ample evidence of breasts swelling in isolation and bust sizes are getting bigger, even on quite small frames.” Read More »

Virginal breast hypertrophy (VBH) is a rare medical condition which causes excessive growth of the breasts during puberty. The presence of excessively large breasts (hypertrophy) in teenagers is caused by over-sensitivity to the female hormones estrogen and progesterone. VBH starts at puberty soon after the girl’s first menstrual period and can overwhelm a young girl’s life. Read More »

According to a recent study, the size, roundness, and up-tilt of a woman’s breast evolved to prevent babies from smothering during breast-feeding. Many now believe that this distinct shape wasn’t designed by evolution to arouse men and might dispel common myths about why the shape of a woman’s breast is changing over the centuries. Read More »