Pain in left breast

Nowadays, breast disease has become a very common disease threatening women. The incidence of this disease has been getting higher and higher. Especially breast cancer poses a greater threat to women. Female friends should take timely prevention measures to prevent the occurrence of breast disease. If you usually have breast pain, you should take it seriously and get checked out promptly. Let's take a look at what causes left breast pain.

Everyone should pay attention to left breast pain, which is a sign of breast disease:

Generally, breast diseases will have symptoms of breast lumps, but not everything that feels like a lump means that you have a breast disease. Some women, especially young unmarried women, have uneven thickness of breast glands and connective tissue, which may feel lumpy or granular to the touch. This may be normal and there is no need to worry. If it is a newly grown lump, you need to pay special attention, because breast lumps that appear after puberty are likely caused by breast disease. Therefore, it is very important to learn how to self-examine your breasts, detect the disease early, and receive early treatment.

(1) Breast self-examination. The best time to do a breast self-examination is 7 to 10 days after each menstruation, because breast nodules and tenderness are least obvious at this time, which is conducive to a clear diagnosis. Women after the age of 30-35 should do a self-examination every 1-3 months and have a doctor examine them every six months.

(2) Fibrocystic breast disease. This disease can be called mastopathy and is very common in adult women. Its cause is currently unknown, but it may be related to estrogen levels. Breast pain and breast lumps are common symptoms. Breast pain is often related to the menstrual cycle. The common symptoms are worsening breast pain before menstruation and relief of pain after menstruation, and sometimes the pain is irregular. Breast lumps are often multiple, generally small, irregular in shape, and sometimes with unclear boundaries. This symptom can remain stable at a certain stage for a long period of time. If female friends find these symptoms, they should go to the hospital for examination and diagnosis to rule out breast cancer. Patients diagnosed with breast disease should continue to go to the hospital for long-term follow-up, even though the malignancy rate of the disease is low. There is no special treatment for this disease in Western medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine mainly focuses on soothing the liver and regulating qi, softening and resolving lumps. Commonly used Chinese patent medicines include Xiaoyaosan and Xuanhuzhitongtang.

(3) Breast fibroids. The disease occurs most frequently in the age group of 20-50 years old, and is the most common type of benign breast tumor. The main cause of the disease is that the sensitivity of the fibroblasts in the lobule to estrogen is abnormally increased, causing excessive proliferation of fibroblasts and forming tumors. Therefore, fibroadenomas are more common in children and young people. This disease is related to estrogen. As a woman, although suppositories and birth control pills are still possible, progesterone can play a certain protective role, but it should not be taken indiscriminately. A painless lump in the breast.

Single or multiple, the lumps have clear boundaries, are movable, have smooth surfaces, and have no adhesions to the surrounding areas. The course of the disease is slow and can remain the same for several years or even longer. These are the main symptoms of breast fibroids. Although the malignant transformation rate of breast fibroadenoma is only 0.2%, we should still be vigilant. Taking Chinese and Western medicine is almost ineffective for fibroids. Surgical resection is the only effective treatment method, and pathological biopsy is routinely performed after the operation.

What causes pain in the left breast? I hope the above introduction is helpful to everyone. The phenomenon of breast pain cannot be ignored. Female friends should remember to have regular breast examinations when they reach a certain age, so as to detect the presence of some diseases as early as possible and receive treatment as early as possible.