Breast development

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Breast development, also known as mammogenesis, is a complex <a href="/facts/Biological_process/jpHldXz2">biological process</a> in <a href="/facts/Primate/Hl8RNE2X">primates</a> that takes place throughout a <a href="/facts/Female/hk4wM9y1">female</a>'s life.
</p><p>It occurs across several phases, including <a href="/facts/Prenatal_development/VpV3S4lu">prenatal development</a>, <a href="/facts/Puberty/vjfPAKf4">puberty</a>, and <a href="/facts/Pregnancy/vEKYGpep">pregnancy</a>. At <a href="/facts/Menopause/b3Fz6NHb">menopause</a>, breast development ceases and the breasts <a href="/facts/Atrophy/QNxSoxDV">atrophy</a>. Breast development results in prominent and developed structures on the chest known as <a href="/facts/Breast/UBvcKAjy">breasts</a> in primates, which serve primarily as <a href="/facts/Mammary_gland/6fVBnNSA">mammary glands</a>. The process is mediated by an assortment of <a href="/facts/Hormone/WFnBnINJ">hormones</a> (and <a href="/facts/Growth_factor/D1xnRbcH">growth factors</a>), the most important of which include <a href="/facts/Estrogen/dPEewnDV">estrogen</a>, <a href="/facts/Progesterone/WEj2TGRm">progesterone</a>, <a href="/facts/Prolactin/NcdqrzFU">prolactin</a>, and <a href="/facts/Growth_hormone/SLEJ1fws">growth hormone</a>.
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Breast development