RELATIONSHIP OF FEMALE BREASTS TO PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, EXERCISE AND SPORT - Part 1

ABSTRACT Introduction: The women are increasingly seeking to be physically active or even choose sports as their professional activity in the years, number of Summer Olympic athletes has equaled that men. Due this growing female participation sports, study and male differences become relevant involvement academic world. Objective: A review on subject, stimulating more research, making knowledge reach is a major objective literature review. We understand studies needed pathophysiology, prevention, treatment. Methods: design was retrospective narrative relationship between breasts physical activity, exercise, sports. Results: Several anthropometric physiological have been established; however, volume shape breast peculiar but still little studied. specificity conditions can exert performance contribute distancing from practice. Conclusion: Possible exercise-induced mastalgia, injury, nipple pregnancy, many others. Level Evidence II; Retrospective Narrative Review.