What causes nipple pain during menopause?

Women must pay attention to breast health at all stages. Menopause is a special period that every woman must go through at a certain stage. As estrogen secretion decreases, women's bodies will have some menopausal syndrome symptoms. Some women experience breast pain during menopause and are worried that they have breast diseases. So, what is the cause of nipple pain during menopause?

What causes nipple pain in women during menopause?

Under normal circumstances, if a woman has regular breast pain before menopause, it will change with the change of menstrual period. After a period of menopause, due to the lack of estrogen stimulation, regular breast pain and other symptoms should disappear. If breast pain recurs after menopause, it is usually caused by the following conditions:

(1) Breast pain during the period after menopause: This type of pain is generally not a cause for concern.

This is because during the menopause period of premenopausal women, the metabolism of endogenous estrogen decreases rapidly, and the breast tissue is not able to adapt to this change, which may cause some relative changes, such as local pain, lumps, or thickening of the glandular ducts.

This reaction may stop and disappear after menopause, or it may persist for a long time after menopause. There is no need to worry at this time. Generally, you only need to follow the doctor's advice for regular maintenance, and take some medicines for treating menopausal syndrome when necessary to reduce the pain.

(2) Breast pain reappears many years after menopause: Estrogen metabolism decreases, and breast pain usually does not occur. However, breast pain that occurs at this time must not be ignored.

Because middle-aged women after menopause have entered the high-risk group for breast cancer, they should pay attention and go to the hospital for examination and diagnosis as soon as possible to see if they have early symptoms of breast cancer so that they can be discovered and treated as early as possible, which will give them a better prognosis.

What causes itchy nipples?

1. There are many reasons for nipple itching. Since the nipple belongs to the liver, the key responsibility for nipple itching depends on the liver. The key causes of nipple itching are qi deficiency, blood stasis and deficiency of both qi and blood. It mainly manifests itself in women experiencing unbearable nipple itching or pain around the time of their menarche or during their menstrual period, which can prevent them from wearing clothes. The symptoms gradually subside after the period ends. This is also called "progressive nipple itching."

2. Nipple itching is on the one hand caused by the influence of clothing and allergic symptoms to certain materials, and on the other hand it is caused by endocrine effects. It is generally related to the skin. Sometimes itching may not indicate any problems.

3. Some people will experience slight itching on the nipples, but the itching level is tolerable. It is normal if it is not accompanied by rash and can be relieved by itself.

How to prevent itchy nipples? To treat the disease, we must start with prevention.

1. Abnormal skin allergy factors should be eliminated, and fish, shrimps, and other irritating foods such as protein, white wine, and chili peppers should not be eaten; avoid strong scratching and scrubbing with hot water, and keep the area clean; do not wear bras made of chemical fiber fabrics, and apply corticosteroid cream under the guidance of a doctor.

2. Excessive cleanliness will affect the normal physiological needs of the skin, just like the soil without fertilizer. Moderate hygiene and cleaning services are enough. The destruction of the oil layer on the surface of the skin will also lead to one of the causes of skin itching. It is necessary to change the cleaning methods and methods. As long as the skin is not greasy, it is comfortable.

3. If your stomach function is good, please eat more acidic fruits, which will help control the excessive leakage of body fat.

4. Next, use a bath soap that suits your skin type to cleanse your skin. Do not use shower gel, as shower gel is not suitable for all skin types.

5. If you feel burning, itching, or dull pain in the nipples, or even if pus or lumps occur, you should be alert to the possibility of eczematous breast cancer. You should go to the hospital outpatient department as soon as possible to have a detailed examination by the obstetrics and gynecology department.