1.   It involves pulling and compressing your breast, but it feels different for every woman.

2.   Newer equipment allows the technician to compress the breast only partially before going behind the machine, where she pushes a button to complete the compression.

3.   The breast is compressed to spread out the tissue, and low-dose X-rays are shot through it.

4.   They also crossed the straps in the back to keep them from falling down and to help compress the breasts.

5.   With some equipment, the technician uses the paddle to manually compress the breast.