Ever looked at your chest and thought, what the heck are nipples exactly? Ever felt that yours looked weird? Well, this unique feature on the human body comes with some pretty interesting facts.
Find out 5 facts about black women’s nipples:
1. Nipples don’t always come in pairs.
So did you know that it’s not uncommon for a person to actually have 3 or 4 nipples instead of two? According to a study done in a German scientific journal, researcher Leichtenstern states that, “1 in every 500 people have more than 2 nipples”. These additional nipples are referred to as “supernumerary nipples”. According to the National Institutes of Health, “supernumerary nipples can show up anywhere on the body, and don’t actually develop into breasts.”
2. They can be inverted.
Do you nipples retract in instead of point out? Well, don’t be ashamed. You may be surprised to know that according to reports 10-20 percent of women have inverted nipples. There is nothing unhealthy about having inverted nipples, and in some case, women with inverted nipples experience them “popping out” during pregnancy or stimulation.
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3. Nipple orgasms are possible.
According to a study published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine nipples are an erogenous zone for women. Their research involved studying MRIs of the brain’s activity when nipples were stimulated. The results showed the same type of activity within pleasure centers in the brain that occur when there is stimulation of the clitoris or vagina. The study even concluded that the level of stimulation of the nipples could lead to orgasms for some women.
4. There’s a reason men have nipples, too.
According to a study published in the journal Nature, “during the first few weeks of birth, the embryo develops off of a