1. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, Mar 18, 2009, 9:40 pm PDT

BOOLSHEET!

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2. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Thu, Mar 19, 2009, 5:48 am PDT

I had a third nipple removed at the age of 27. At age 56 I was diagnosed with Her2 breast cancer and had a double masectomy in 2004.

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3. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Thu, Mar 19, 2009, 6:34 am PDT

Children are not only born with a third nipple but at times are born with a fourth also. My daughter has not one, but two supranummary nipples. Her uncle and aunt both have one each. You are also incorrect about the extra nipple remaining flat. While one of my daughters is not very pronounced, she has one that is quite pronounced and has started growing since she has begun puberty.

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4. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Thu, Mar 19, 2009, 7:18 am PDT

Actually, the human body can have as many as 12 nipples just as seen on most if not all animals. However, the likelyhood of any of the non-traditionally seen 10 nipples is quite rare, though if they occur they wood most likely be seen in the groin or the axilla (more commonly the armpit).

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5. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Thu, Mar 19, 2009, 9:10 am PDT

To Shelly J : You are correct in stating that the extra nipple is flat. Any of the sites that can have any of the 10 extra nipples can actually contain and develop breast tissue, especially once hormonal changes occur such as in puberty. I would recommend that you discuss this with your doctor. If the "pronounced" growth is stressful for your daughter, I would encourage you to see your doctor and discuss this with him/her.

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6. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, Mar 22, 2009, 9:40 am PDT

Interesting my 3 yr old son was born with this birth 'mark' like mark on his upper left chest. The doctor labeled it a third nipple, which warranted no further concerns. Oddly, he has cute dimples on his rear shoulder blades as well.

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7. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, Mar 25, 2009, 10:22 am PDT

You are wrong when you say that a third nipple will not develop into a breast. Some third nipples do develop into a breast, and there seem to be some anecdotal cases (I'm looking at a quick google of "polymastia") where the third breast can lactate. If your look into the scientific literature did not tell you that much, you should not be offering any statements as to whether or not breast cancer is likely in a third breast. If there are no studies, it may simply mean that there are no places to which doctors are required to send data on third breasts and medical issues regarding them. Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. The one person I've known who had three breasts had a third one which was sufficiently developed to want support. She would sew a third cup onto her bra to accommodate it.

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8. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, May 20, 2009, 6:44 pm PDT

Hello my name is terri i am first sage breast cancer i am 44 is there a yahoo for moms to chat on

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