Breasts develop at different rates, their is no normal breast size, your breasts may be small of large and the size of your breasts can also be determined by your body size as well as your genetics.

Breasts Q and A

I am 14 and my breasts are really small, when will they get bigger?

Everyone develops at different rates during puberty, your breasts may grow bigger over the coming years or remain the same size. As mentioned above breast size is also determined by body size and genetics.

My breasts are very large for my age, is there anything I can do to help myself as they hurt my back?

There is not much you can do yourself other than buy and wear a correctly fitting and very well supporting bra. You may consider breast reduction surgery when you are older.

Cervical Cancer is very important to younger and older females. A few symptoms of Cervical Cancer are abnormal vaginal bleeding, discomfort when having sexual intercourse, vaginal bleeding after the menopause and bad smelling vaginal discharge. These are not always guaranteed to be Cervical Cancer but it never harms to be checked over by your doctor.

What can cause cervical cancer? I dont want to get it!

There are a few things that can cause it, smoking, regular sex from an early age, have multiple sexual partners in life or have sexual partners who have had sex with multiple partners previously, you have been taking the contraceptive pill for a very long time and also if you have a weak immune system.

What can I do to prevent getting Cervical Cancer?

There is not much you can do other than avoiding the above as much as possible as well as visiting any invited screening tests to be examined as well as making sure to wear a condom during sexual intercourse.

How do the doctors test for Cervical Cancer, like during the smear test?

The gynaecologist will pass an instrument inside of the vagina known as a speculum which exposes the cervix and the cells of the cervix are then sampled with a small plastic soft brush which collects some cells from the cervix for testing. The cells are sent away for testing and if anything is abnormal you may be requested to have a colposcopy which allows further examination. The colposcopy is no more uncomfortable than the smear test and takes a similar few minutes.



Circumcision is where the foreskin is surgically removed, this is perfomed most commonly on infants. Circumcisions are performed for different reasons around the world for example it is common for some religions to have this done to their infants. It was originally thought that being circumsized would provide better hygiene of the penis as the foreskin could not cover and allow bacteria build up on the glans.

Circumcision is no longer peformed as often as it once was as males are able to keep their penis clean by cleaning under the foreskin and glans on a regular basis.

Being circumsized is perfectly normal, as is being uncircumsized.

The following is a diagram of both a circumcised and uncircumsised penis.

Does having a circumsized penis affect pleasure during sex?

With having foreskin removed there may be some amount of desensitisaton although that amount is meant to be very small. Being circumsized causes no problems during sex at all. The loss of pleasure is very small.

I have a circumsized penis, can I ever go back to having foreskin?

There is foreskin reconstruction surgery available.

Common Contraception Methods:

1. The condom

2. The Femidom

3. The Pill

4. The Rod

5. Emergency Contraceptive Pills (EC)

Over the coming weeks we shall be looking at the various types of contraception more specifically and also posting some diagrams up.

Where to get contraception

You may purchase condoms at any local pharmacy and in some cases your school may have condom and contraceptive sessions where they are able to give them out freely to students.

The femidom may be purchased at any local pharmacy, most schools in the UK dont provide these but may upon request.

The pill can be requested by visituing your doctors, he/she will discuss contraception methods with you, simply phone in for an appointment.

The rod requires a visit to your doctors where they will refer you to a special contraception clinic. The clinic will do this free of charge in the United Kingdom.

Emergency contraceptive pills can be issued by your doctor and also purchased from your local pharmacy, simply ask for emergency contraceptive pills.

Females generally begin to masturbate during the start of puberty. Masturbation amongst girls is very common and a perfectly normal thing to do. When masturbating females may rub their clitoris in order to reach climax (orgasm) which they gain pleasure from.

Some females may choose to masturbate by inserting their fingers inside of their vagina and stimulating their g-spot. There are many masturbation techniques for females too, it is just about finding what is right for you and what you enjoy the most.

Our questions and answers below may help you!

I have began to masturbate and I am only 13 is this normal?

Perfectly normal. Masturbation when you begin puberty is very common for girls and boys.

I havent had an orgasm from masturbation, is this right?

The majority of females do not climax through “fingering” alone, the clitoris is what needs to be stimulated and “fingering” does not stimulate the clitoris. Many females during intercourse do not climax as the clitoris is harder to stimulate during penetration and intercourse.

I touch myself and think of other girls and I really get turned on, does this mean I am a lesbian?

If you are finding yourself thinking of other girls more than boys sexually you may be either bisexual or lesbian. You may wait to see how you still feel when you reach adulthood and if you still feel like that you may then wish to go further with this. If you are comfortable to date a female as well as have a sexual relationship then yes, you might be lesbian.