# Will progesterone cream make boobs bigger? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 25, 2009, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-progesterone-cream-make-boobs-bigger/500897 "2009-06-25T02:05:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![imme587](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/77aa72/32.png) [@imme587](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/imme587)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-progesterone-cream-make-boobs-bigger/500897/1 "2009-06-25T02:05:08Z")
Will progesterone cream make my boobs bigger? ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-progesterone-cream-make-boobs-bigger/500897/2 "2009-06-25T02:27:26Z")
Before answering this question, I am going to have to evaluate the size of your boobs. Please link to a pic and I’ll go from there. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-progesterone-cream-make-boobs-bigger/500897/3 "2009-06-25T02:30:32Z")
Messing around with nonprescription hormones is a REALLY bad idea. ---
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-progesterone-cream-make-boobs-bigger/500897/4 "2009-06-25T02:37:05Z")
God I hope so. _shaves chest_ _rubs on progesterone cream_ ---
**Author:** ![Hirka\_T\_Bawa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/db5fbb/32.png) [@Hirka\_T\_Bawa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hirka_T_Bawa)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-progesterone-cream-make-boobs-bigger/500897/5 "2009-06-25T02:40:04Z")
I’m assuming you have a 'script for the progesterone cream, and are asking about the adverse effects of it. What is the strength of the cream? How often, how much, and where do you apply it? ---
**Author:** ![Kingspades](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecae2f/32.png) [@Kingspades](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kingspades)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-progesterone-cream-make-boobs-bigger/500897/6 "2009-06-25T03:14:38Z")
> [@Hirka\_T\_Bawa](#): > > How often, how much, and where do you apply it? Directly to the forehead, where else? ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-progesterone-cream-make-boobs-bigger/500897/7 "2009-06-25T03:32:17Z")
You could try asking yourself, “Self, since apparently half the women in America are crying out for larger breasts and the ones whose breasts grow do so only because of breast implants and never because of anything rubbed on them, what are the chances that this would work?” And then you’d save lots of money on progesterone cream. ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-progesterone-cream-make-boobs-bigger/500897/8 "2009-06-25T03:33:56Z")
:sigh: Yes, probably. There’s a version of the Pill that makes boobs bigger, & progesterone cream should have the same effect. But how much–that depends on other factors. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-progesterone-cream-make-boobs-bigger/500897/9 "2009-06-25T04:36:12Z")
> [@foolsguinea](#): > > :sigh: Yes, probably. There’s a version of the Pill that makes boobs bigger, & progesterone cream should have the same effect. If you swallow it? ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-progesterone-cream-make-boobs-bigger/500897/10 "2009-06-25T05:41:44Z")
Well I’ve _tried_ swallowing boobs, but I never get beyond first base. So to speak. ---
**Author:** ![MrFloppy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/43a26b/32.png) [@MrFloppy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrFloppy)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-progesterone-cream-make-boobs-bigger/500897/11 "2009-06-25T11:50:32Z")
Sure it will work. Here, hand me the tube… ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-progesterone-cream-make-boobs-bigger/500897/12 "2009-06-25T12:37:05Z")
Let’s get serious here, folks. This is GQ. Progesterone would promote breast enlargement only in the situation where there is a longstanding progesterone shortage, which is not the case for the vast majority of women. They have (or did have, in the past) adequate progesterone in their systems to have stimulated breast tissue development to its maximum genetic potential. But since men generally are progesterone deficient, it will work better for making many men develop breasts, however. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-progesterone-cream-make-boobs-bigger/500897/13 "2009-06-25T12:46:40Z")
> [@MrFloppy](#): > > Sure it will work. Here, hand me the tube… Interesting idea, and unfortunate user name. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-progesterone-cream-make-boobs-bigger/500897/14 "2009-06-25T13:06:09Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > Progesterone would promote breast enlargement only in the situation where there is a longstanding progesterone shortage, which is not the case for the vast majority of women. They have (or did have, in the past) adequate progesterone in their systems to have stimulated breast tissue development to its maximum genetic potential. > > But since men generally are progesterone deficient, it will work better for making many men develop breasts, however. For those who might develop breasts with the aid of progesterone, how can it be effectively administered? Am I correct in assuming that topical application, e.g. a cream, would be useless? ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-progesterone-cream-make-boobs-bigger/500897/15 "2009-06-25T14:50:34Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > Let’s get serious here, folks. This is GQ. > > Progesterone would promote breast enlargement only in the situation where there is a longstanding progesterone shortage, which is not the case for the vast majority of women. They have (or did have, in the past) adequate progesterone in their systems to have stimulated breast tissue development to its maximum genetic potential. > > But since men generally are progesterone deficient, it will work better for making many **men develop breasts** , however. The correct phraseology, for your edification, is **Moobs**. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-progesterone-cream-make-boobs-bigger/500897/16 "2009-06-25T14:55:07Z")
A man does not require the application of progesterone cream to become a boob. Whut? ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-progesterone-cream-make-boobs-bigger/500897/17 "2009-06-25T23:58:34Z")
I remember a tabloid article about a woman who had normal sized breasts until she became pregnant with her first child, and it caused her to swell up to something like a double-G. What hormonal influences could have caused that? ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2009, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-progesterone-cream-make-boobs-bigger/500897/18 "2009-06-26T00:10:01Z")
> [@Lumpy](#): > > I remember a tabloid article about a woman who had normal sized breasts until she became pregnant with her first child, and it caused her to swell up to something like a double-G. What hormonal influences could have caused that? The same ones that turn breasts into fountains for milk. ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2009, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-progesterone-cream-make-boobs-bigger/500897/19 "2009-06-26T14:16:44Z")
My theory is that constant massaging by me will increase breast size. 🆒 I am willing to travel to prove this. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Alex\_Dubinsky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dbc845/32.png) [@Alex\_Dubinsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alex_Dubinsky)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2009, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-progesterone-cream-make-boobs-bigger/500897/20 "2009-06-27T07:12:03Z")
Why don’t you get one of those fancy-pants boob vacuums? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-progesterone-cream-make-boobs-bigger/500897.md?page=2)