Some Enlightenment About The Main Determinants Of Breast Density

You must be wondering that how does the amount of tissues namely Fibrous, glandular and fatty is referred to be as “main determinants” of breast density. Let us explain that for you!

A woman’s breast comprises of three types of tissues. Their names and functions are as follows:

• Fibrous Tissues: these tissues are fibrous in nature. Their main function is to assist breast tissues in staying confined to their spots.
• Glandular Tissues: These cover a major portion of breast as they not only form milk forming part of the breast (called the lobes) but also form tubes named ducts that help in carrying of milk to the nipples.
• Fatty Tissues: There is a certain amount of empty spaces between fibrous tissues and ducts and lobes formed by glandular tissues. Fatty tissues come in to fill these empty spaces. By doing this, they give the breast its shape and also maintain its size.

Amount of fibrous and glandular tissue is mostly found in constant proportion. It is actually the amount of fatty tissues that vary. If the variance shows an increase in the amount of fatty tissues, the breast will be termed “fatty” or non-dense. On the contrary, lack of fatty tissues makes the breast dense.