What is the cause of the hard lump in the breast?

Women's breasts are a very sensitive area and are easily injured, so you need to pay attention to care of them on a daily basis, especially for breastfeeding mothers, who should pay more attention to protecting their breasts. But what if there are lumps in the breasts? If you are breastfeeding, the lumps may be caused by blocked milk ducts, causing milk to accumulate in the breasts and form lumps. Another situation is breast hyperplasia, which requires timely treatment.

What if I feel a lump in my breast?

(1) Mastitis during lactation

In the case of feeling a lump inside the breast, if the woman is breastfeeding at this time, and in addition to the symptoms of the breast lump, there are also problems such as breast pain, redness and swelling, it may be because the mammary ducts are blocked during lactation, which eventually causes milk to accumulate in the breast, causing a breast inflammation.

In such a situation, first of all, you must empty the milk in time and clear the mammary ducts in time, such as with hot compresses, breast massage, etc., so that the breast meridians can be restored to avoid greater damage from the disease.

(2) Breast hyperplasia

Breast hyperplasia is a common gynecological disease and the most common cause of lumps in the breast. Patients may experience breast lumps, breast tenderness, tingling or dull pain, which may be a physiological disease caused by endocrine imbalance and is considered to be closely related to the menstrual cycle.

In the case of breast hyperplasia, if you are in your menstrual cycle, generally no special treatment is required. Just take good care of yourself and actively adjust your mood.

(3) Breast fibroids

The onset of breast fibroadenoma can also cause lumps and hard masses in the breast, but the lumps caused by breast fibroadenoma are mostly regular. Patients do not feel obvious pain in the early stages of the disease, but it is recommended to seek medical treatment in time after diagnosis to avoid greater risk of damage.

The above is an introduction to what it means to feel a lump inside the breast. Feeling a lump inside the breast is indeed a very worrying thing. It is recommended that female friends go to a regular hospital for examination and diagnosis in time to avoid adverse damage.