Can birth control make your breasts bigger?
Breasts start developing in the female body during puberty, usually between the ages of eight and 13. This happens due to hormonal changes, especially estrogen and growth hormone. Estrogen, when produced by the ovaries during puberty, leads to the natural collection of fat in the connective tissues around the chest. This process enlarges the breasts. At the same time, the duct system begins to grow. After menarche (the first period) and the beginning of ovulation, secretory glands start to form and grow. Breast maturation and growth continue for several years before breasts reach their full size, usually by the end of the teenage years, in most cases.
For adults, breast size may change with physiological changes in the body, like during the menstrual cycle, during pregnancy, and while breastfeeding.
Even though breasts come in all shapes and sizes (nipples do, too), some people are self-conscious about their breast size. People with large breasts may wish for smaller breasts, while people with small breasts may wish they had larger ones. Those in the latter group sometimes consider turning to birth control for bigger breasts.
The combined birth control pill is a chemical compound of estrogen and progestin — two reproductive hormones that contribute to shaping the hips and chest by changing the way fat is distributed throughout the body.
So, do birth control pills make your breasts bigger? There is some evidence to support that this might be true.