Hi

1 in 18 people have a 3rd nipple according to this BBC report

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4202466.stm


I have not got one, Have you?

errrrrm ...no. Just the 2 for me.

But according to that report
"One in 18 people has an extra nipple, which can look like freckles or moles."
So even if you did have one you might not realise it?!

(checks)....


...nope, just the two for me!

Originally posted by beckyaa
But according to that report
"One in 18 people has an extra nipple, which can look like freckles or moles."
So even if you did have one you might not realise it?!

I have two moles on my chest... does that mean I could have 4 nipples and not realise it? :?

Originally posted by craigb
(checks)....


...nope, just the two for me!


Two?.....dont blokes just ahve the one?:suspect:

Originally posted by beckyaa
But according to that report
"One in 18 people has an extra nipple, which can look like freckles or moles."
So even if you did have one you might not realise it?!
Well in that case I do have 3, I should have voted yes!
Damnit:mad:

Just two. No moles or spots or anything. Is it a problem having an extra nipple? I would have thought those who have may find they have more erogonous zones or something?

Dragon

What?!! Aren't 2 enough any more? I wasn't aware that keeping up with the Jones's went so far these days (anyway, if you saw how many moles and freckles I've got I could have dozens of them).

I once met a guy with a thrid nipple, it was above his bellybutton.
I also once met a guy with one testicle.

I have all the luck.

not me but i know a man who as 4 nipples,two extra ones on his tummy

I don't have an extra nipple :confused:

I'll just go and Check me other halfs :heyhey: :D

No i only got the two.But my mate has 3rd nipple and was very freeked out by it all these years.She thought she was the only one till we looked on the net and she was happy to see one of her fave celeb men mark wahlberg had a third nipple and few other celebs had 4 including the old rapper vanilla ice and had his pierced as well as a few other people on net that shows on a certain site we found showing this.So she now got hers pierced and very proud to have a 3rd nipple.

On a side topic slightly - my dog has several nipples. Why do dogs have nipples? I understand why a bitch has them - der!!! But why a dog?

Do you think at one time we were all females but nature decided to change the plan - like in Jurassic Park 2 or 3?

Just wondering

Dragon

Originally posted by Dragon
On a side topic slightly - my dog has several nipples. Why do dogs have nipples? I understand why a bitch has them - der!!! But why a dog?

Do you think at one time we were all females but nature decided to change the plan - like in Jurassic Park 2 or 3?

Just wondering

Dragon

Well, we're only male because the y chromosome dumps a load of male sex hormone into our developing fetal bodies at a certain stage. By this point nipples are already partially developed. The hormone stops the developing of some bits and forces the excessive growth of other bits. Thats why all males have vestigial and useless nipples.

So while we were all female at some point from a development point of view, some of us were given the push to be male and that is why we are, though sometimes some women have the y chromosome and by some oddity, it fails to trigger this hormone and they are born female but with male genes (even if they are slightly corrupted).

I have no idea where I learned this, probably from a bus-book.

Wilf

Nope...but i have 5 bellys and a few arses :D

Originally posted by firthandy
Hi

1 in 18 people have a 3rd nipple according to this BBC report

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4202466.stm


I have not got one, Have you?

Weirdo !

Originally posted by BrainThrust
Well, we're only male because the y chromosome dumps a load of male sex hormone into our developing fetal bodies at a certain stage. By this point nipples are already partially developed. The hormone stops the developing of some bits and forces the excessive growth of other bits. Thats why all males have vestigial and useless nipples.

So while we were all female at some point from a development point of view, some of us were given the push to be male and that is why we are, though sometimes some women have the y chromosome and by some oddity, it fails to trigger this hormone and they are born female but with male genes (even if they are slightly corrupted).

I have no idea where I learned this, probably from a bus-book.

Wilf

This actually takes us into genetics terminology. Genotypically (that is to say, the genes of a person would dictate) someone may be male, but phenotypically (that is to say, judged by their appearance) they may be female.

This is because there is a condition in which the foetus has no sensitivity or receptors for the testosterone that their testes produce during development, and the default phenotype is female. What that means is that with no hormones of either sex during foetal development the resulting baby will appear female, whatever their genotype. This is one of the causes of true intersex- a genetically male baby produces testosterone during development but due to an insensitivity issue develops as a phenotypic female.

On the 'nipple' issue Wilf's basically right. Look at how male and female of any species differ from each other. Sexual differentiation only happens at a late enough stage that legs/ears/eyes/arms/head/nipples are already formed. This has implications- did you know that 5% of breast cancer sufferers are male? Both sexes not only have nipples, but breast tissue too.

Hmm a very interesting read....

Only 2 for me!

Originally posted by medusa666
This actually takes us into genetics terminology. Genotypically (that is to say, the genes of a person would dictate) someone may be male, but phenotypically (that is to say, judged by their appearance) they may be female.

This is because there is a condition in which the foetus has no sensitivity or receptors for the testosterone that their testes produce during development, and the default phenotype is female. What that means is that with no hormones of either sex during foetal development the resulting baby will appear female, whatever their genotype. This is one of the causes of true intersex- a genetically male baby produces testosterone during development but due to an insensitivity issue develops as a phenotypic female.

On the 'nipple' issue Wilf's basically right. Look at how male and female of any species differ from each other. Sexual differentiation only happens at a late enough stage that legs/ears/eyes/arms/head/nipples are already formed. This has implications- did you know that 5% of breast cancer sufferers are male? Both sexes not only have nipples, but breast tissue too.

Thanks medusa, knew someone would know more than me, since my knowledge was from a book some months ago. I remember what the book was called now. It was called 'Y: The Descent of Man' (see what they did there :heyhey: ) and it was irreverently written but tackled an interesting subject with facts and issues I;d never though of before.

Wilf

don't know had two in me mouth last night, do they count.(lol)

Originally posted by willman
don't know had two in me mouth last night, do they count.(lol)

if they were yours its a more disturbing image then i wish to think of

Interestingly I know someone who has not three but four nipples & is female. They have never bothered her & will quite happily show them to anyone who wants a poke.

She was told by her GP (I think) that it is linked with your ancestry? Not sure how true that is.

Women who have an extra nipple or two should have more male genes than women genes?

I only have two. But I do have a gun that you can make out of a pen and a cigarette lighter and very small servant.

Never knew this was such a common thing!
Just had a quick round up to make sure but it's just the two for me! I almost feel a little bit disapointed now!

Never knew this was such a common thing!
Just had a quick round up to make sure but it's just the two for me! I almost feel a little bit disapointed now!

*has a round up too*

errrrrrrrrrrrrrm

*now checks own too*

*gets coat*

Interestingly I know someone who has not three but four nipples & is female. They have never bothered her & will quite happily show them to anyone who wants a poke.

She was told by her GP (I think) that it is linked with your ancestry? Not sure how true that is.

can i have a poke? :suspect:

dammit i was gonna vote but noticed the polls closed..............no wonder being over 5 years old tch

*has a round up too*

errrrrrrrrrrrrrm

*now checks own too*

*gets coat*

You can never be too sure - one could have grown over night. Always best to double check before reporting statistics!!!

I only have two. But I do have a gun that you can make out of a pen and a cigarette lighter and very small servant.

You are Scaramanga, and I claim my five pounds...

There are a few t*ts on this forum. Yep, me included!

Sorry, couldn't resist.

You are Scaramanga, and I claim my five pounds...

Damn, uncovered at last!

After being shot by Roger Moore, I took early retirement on the grounds of ill health and have been living anonymously with a Britt Ekland lookalike in S21 ever since. :hihi:

:blush:

I've got 4.


Jim

:blush:

I've got 4.


Jim

I'd like to see that [them?].
I used to know a bloke with no belly button.

2 as per normal, 1 about 3/4 normal size but it looks like a nip (located 4 inches under one of the normal ones), and then the 4th is a little iddy biddy one, but again defo a nip (located more on my stomach than chest area).

Jim

My eldest has a tiny third nipple - it doesn't bother him at all. At a glance it just looks like a freckle.

I'd like to see that [them?].
I used to know a bloke with no belly button.
no belly button?

how would he get his bum off in an emergency?

the belly buttons well known for being able to unscrew and your bum falls off

Interestingly I know someone who has not three but four nipples & is female. They have never bothered her & will quite happily show them to anyone who wants a poke.

She was told by her GP (I think) that it is linked with your ancestry? Not sure how true that is.

So you're on the internet at three in the morning, and you think, I know I'll search Sheffield Forum for 'extra nipples' and see what happens! :o

:D

no belly button?

how would he get his bum off in an emergency?

the belly buttons well known for being able to unscrew and your bum falls off

Well you learn something new every day. The forum is a fount of information.

I had an extra one for about 3 weeks, after getting in the way of a squash ball flying off an opponent's racquet, which hit be full in the chest.

Very tender, but nowhere near as painful than the game I developed (albeit temporarily) an extra testicle, in a similar fashion.

Why? Do you want to borrow one?