Breast pain is sometimes just a normal physiological phenomenon, or a short-term physical abnormalities do not pose a health threat to much; but sometimes, it might imply that the body of the lesions occurred.
In fact, more than 90% of breast pain are benign, but one of the most serious of the breast lesions ─ ─ breast cancer is only about 5% of the breast may appear painful symptoms. Breast pain, according to the different nature can be divided into a living neuropathic pain and pathological pain.
Adolescence
Just beginning to develop breasts at this time, due to milk the nuclear bulge, will produce a sense of slight pain. As the breasts mature, similar to the pain will go away.
Menstrual
There are many women in the pre-menstrual cramps, breast swelling, hair hard, tenderness, and even minor shock in the breast, or a collision that will feel pain unbearable. This is because the hormones caused by the cyclical nature of breast tissue changes, so that expansion of blood vessels caused by pain a sense of place. After menstruation, these changes are more will disappear.
In order to reduce the pain attack, a week before the menstrual period, do not take alcohol, sugar, coffee, eat less salt, more exercise should be to wear with a supportive bra. If it is found a new lump or mass of the original larger, hardened, we should see a doctor as soon as possible.
Pregnancy
Some women during pregnancy about 40 days, due to estrogen, progesterone, and prolactin level changes, there will be breast hyperplasia, breast increased, resulting in breast tenderness, heavy the sustainable throughout the pregnancy. Such a situation without treatment, the pain will go away.
Postpartum
2 ~ 5 days post-partum milk began to build, this time may experience breast pain, The reason, first, excessive secretion of milk, there is no time sucking clean, breasts will harden, variable inflation, causing pain; 2 deposition in the milk papilla on the basis of minor damage occurred (mostly suck injury), causing invasive bacteria appeared red, swollen, hot, pain, it may be suffering from mastitis.
To avoid this from happening, should pay attention to each air suction the milk of breast-feeding as far as possible (available breast pump exhaust), in order to maintain ductal patency. Also protect the breast milk to avoid siltation and prevent nipple damage. When a breast induration occurs, you can pre-heat or breast-feeding and massage sclerosis. If you have symptoms of mastitis occurrence, we should see a doctor as soon as possible.
Sex
Indifference or disharmony of sexual life sexual desire of women, due to reach sexual satisfaction, breasts will appear hyperemia, swollen. Breast persistent congestion can lead to breast tenderness.
Both husband and wife have some knowledge as far as possible, in the sexual life of mutual consideration and strive to be met every time. During intercourse the husband should be more gentle touching, kissing action, so can his wife’s breast pain and reduce or disappear.
Bra does not apply to
Use the new bra, or wearing tight bras, the breast will produce significant pain. Should choose for their own, comfortable bras. Do not let breast feeling of constriction. Take off bra when sleeping.
Drugs
Patients on certain medications, particularly those containing estrogen or progesterone drug, its side effects also cause breast pain.
