What to do if you have a painful breast lump

I often have some problems before my period, which makes my lower abdomen ache and my breasts feel swollen and painful. I believe that many people will have the same situation as me during menstruation, and this disease has troubled me for a long time. Due to my busy work, I have no time to go to the hospital for examination, so I collected some information on what to do if my breasts are swollen and painful. I hope the following information can help everyone.

Because the ductal epithelial cells in the breast lobules become hypertrophic 3-4 days before menstruation, it is normal if the breasts become swollen or hard about three days before menstruation. After menstruation, the levels of estrogen and progesterone in the body drop rapidly, the stimulation of estrogen on the breast is weakened, and the breast pain will naturally relieve. If you feel slight breast pain a few days before your period and it disappears after your period, it is normal and you don't need to worry too much. This phenomenon can be treated with hot compress. When you feel breast pain, you can wrap a hot water bottle in a towel and apply it to your chest. If the effect is not ideal, you can also prepare a basin of cold water, soak a towel in it, and apply it alternately with hot and cold water. You should also choose a bra that fits you well. A bra that is too small will compress the breasts, causing poor blood circulation and causing swelling and pain. If you are not in the above situation and you feel breast pain at ordinary times, it is recommended that you go to the hospital for a gynecological examination to rule out diseases such as breast hyperplasia and mastitis.

You can also check yourself as follows: View: Stand in front of a mirror with your hands hanging down or on your hips, and carefully observe whether the breasts on both sides are symmetrical in size, whether the skin and nipples have depressions or eczema, whether there is redness or swelling, or whether there are abnormal protrusions. Touch: Raise your left hand or put your hands on your waist, use your right hand to check your left breast, press the breast lightly with your fingertips, and feel for lumps. Start from the nipple and check in a circular clockwise direction. When touching, your palm should be flat, with four fingers together, and use the tip of your index finger, middle finger, and ring finger to lightly touch the upper outside, lower outside, lower inside, and upper inside areas of the breast in order, and finally the nipple and areola area in the middle of the breast. During the examination, do not pinch the breast tissue with your fingers, otherwise you will mistake the pinched breast tissue for a lump. If you find a tumor in the breast or nipple discharge, seek medical attention immediately.

If you also have breast lumps and pain, you should first perform a self-examination to check if there are any lumps inside. If there are large lumps, you need to go to the hospital for treatment to confirm your condition. If you are sure that the long-term pain is caused by menstruation, this is a very normal phenomenon in the early stages of menstruation.