Ep 4: Is There A Perfect Breast Size? l Does Boob Size Affect Pleasure?

Topic & Sexpert Intro You know, when I was in school, we used to sing this really strange song. And it went something like, "We must, we must, we must increase our bust. The bigger, the better...." I don't remember the full song, but you get the drift, right? We're talking about breasts and breast size. But before that, Welcome to our show Allo Ask the Sexpert. This is a space where we invite sexual health and wellness experts a.k.a sexperts to answer your questions and talk about health, pleasure, sex so that you can have Better Sex, Backed by Science. This is me Artika, and today I'm joined by sexpert Kanusha, who is a psychologist and a relationship and sexual wellness expert with Allo Health. Welcome Kanusha Thank you so much for joining us today. How were you doing today? I am doing very well. Thank you very much, Atika, and excited to have the discussion. How did you like my song? It was very interesting, actually. I haven't really heard of it, but I'm sure there's going to be a lot to address. A very interesting opening. Yeah, absolutely. Okay. So let's start right from there. What Breast Size Is "Normal" (biologically) We're talking about brest sizes and the first question that comes to mind is biologically, medically speaking, is there some particular breast size which is considered normal? I don't think there's a specific breast size. But, you know, again, biologically speaking, you have puberty happen, right? So, of course, puberty, there are a lot of physical changes, a girl and a guy will see. So for girls specifically, there's you know, the growing of the breasts, the just body structure, overall changes, a lot of changes that are happening hormonal changes as well. But otherwise there's no specific type or size for it. It's just however you are. When Is It OKAY For Breast Size To Change? So I think biologically speaking, it's linked with age. One can say? Yeah, yes, yes, yes. Getting into adulthood, basically. Right. And then that's normal to see the change in size, right? It is. Yes, right. I think apart from age and you know, we were talking, I think a little bit about puberty and secondary sexual characteristics, of which breast size is a part, Why Breast Size MAY Change During Sex... going beyond that, I think a lot of people also experience fluctuations in breast size during a given time in the month or during a particular period, which is not really linked with age. What is that about? Okay. So we probably see a change in breast size, you know, in a couple of situations, if I should say. So you know, when girl is menstruating, then because of hormonal fluctuations, there could be a change in breast size or during sexual intercourse. So when a person or a female specifically is sexually aroused or sexually excited, there are a couple of, you know, physical changes that happen. And one of them is, you know, the breast size increases, the nipples become erect, the there's lubrication and there's the vaginal area sort of swells up. That's called the swelling lubrication response. So I think.. That's a big word. it is quite a big word, but I'm sure something a lot of people look forward to. Right. And maybe around pregnancy or post-delivery because of lactation and everything else, again, there is a change in breast size. But I think just basically these situations are very normal. Right. Is there any situation, because, you know, all of these things are sounding like events that everyone goes through during a month, let's say, you know, something like a period, something like a sexual response. So is there any time where When is Breast Size Changing a Problem? changing in breast size, like change of the breast size should be an area of concern or should be alarming for anybody? Not specifically. Again, I think it would be important for me to mention if at any point of time you observe some skin color changes around the breast or you observe any kind of lumps around, or there is some sort of a discharge or bleeding to the nipple. You know, anything that doesn't seem very normal, right? I think I would strongly advise for, you know, a physical examination- go to the gynecologist or the doctor and get a check through. But I think otherwise it's okay. Okay. I think now coming to the, you know, most talked about kind of a thing within this topic, Bigger Boobs, More Pleasure? which is bigger breasts are considered almost more attractive or, you know, that's at least the notion we see a lot of people going for cosmetic surgeries for like breast size enhancement. But is breast size really linked to pleasure? It isn't, actually. So unfortunately, we live in a very sexualized world, if I should say. And thanks to the Internet & peer talks and everything that we're exposed to, people are led to believe that you have to be a certain way or you have to look a certain type or the size has to be a particular type again. But, you know, I think just like all of us have different shapes and, you know, noses of a different shape, fingers are different, body types different. So I think the same way breast sizes are different. So there's no specific type and I think it's very important to focus on other things. So a lot of these erogenous areas that everybody has in different areas on the body that can be, when stimulated can be, very sexually arousing. So I think that's what gives pleasure and not necessarily the size. Yeah. And absolutely. Like even of the breasts are an erogenous zone for somebody, the size doesn't matter, right? Absolutely not. Again, it's more everything and anything to do with stimulation. Nothing to do with the size. Yeah. Got it. Boobs & Body Shaming That's actually very, very comforting to hear because, you know, going beyond pleasure also, I think talk about breast size is also a place where body shaming starts from. And so it also becomes almost a mental health concern for a lot of people who experience it. So thank you so much for, you know, coming out and being so vocal about it because I'm sure it's very comforting for a lot of people to know. Ask Your Question- Sexpert Answers YOUR Questions! So now we have a section where we crowdsource questions from our audience members. The link is in the description in case you want to send questions in the future. The segment is called Ask Your Question. So I have some questions which have been submitted for you. Are you ready to weigh in on these? Yes, please. Okay. The first question is, "My breast size changed after a brief time as I entered adulthood. Can being sexually active be a cause for that change?" Yes. So like I mentioned, you know, during any sort of when you're sexually aroused or, you know, like they say turned on, it's very normal for the breasts to become bigger and the nipples erect. So very normal and natural. Be happy about it actually. Nothing to worry about? Absolutely nothing. Okay. "One of my breasts is bigger than the other. What could it be? Should I see a doctor?" Yeah. No, unless it's a very obvious significant difference, but otherwise it's very normal. So I think, you know, I've even heard that the eyes generally tend to sort of not be the exact same level. Yeah. So that way, you know, it's very normal for one to be slightly bigger or smaller than the other. And yeah, it's just I think what happens to almost everyone. Yeah. You know, funnily enough, I was talking to someone once and they said, "Your breasts are sisters, not twins." Yes. Or something like that. I think that's like the most perfect reference we can give. Amazing. Okay. So the third and the last question is, "My breasts hurt when I'm on my period. Why does this happen?" So because a lot of hormonal fluctuations that occur during that time, so very normal for the breast to feel very tender or feel very raw like a lot of women describe. You just feel very sensitive there. So again, a change in size is expected and normal again. Yeah. And I think something you touched upon briefly, when we were talking about hormone linked changes. Rewind. And watch us again. Yes, amazing. So that brings us to the end of the segment and the end of this episode. Thank you so much for being here Kanusha! Is anything you want to say? Well, I think I'd just like first of all, it's so nice that you you know, you're talking about things, which is very important for a lot of us to know about and and love for you to do a lot more of these segments because there's so much more to discuss. Right. I'm sure you agree. Yeah. So I think just, you know, encourage people to listen, not rely on Google as much. Listen to more of this maybe. And just have more talks. That's it. Absolutely. So well-put. Why would you rely on Google when you can come and hear it from the sexperts? So we have a lot more coming up. Lots of topics, lots of sexperts coming in the future. So I hope you'll come back and join us. Until then, if you have any suggestions, leave them below in the comments. And this is me Artika and Kanusha signing off. We'll see you soon again.