Will breast hyperplasia affect breastfeeding?

Breasts are a woman’s second face and an important organ for women after pregnancy. Many women will find problems with their breasts at the physical examination center, such as breast fibroids, breast nodules, and breast cysts. The most serious of these is breast hyperplasia. Breast hyperplasia is the most common and serious disease because it recurs frequently, is not easy to recover, and is more complicated to treat. Will breast hyperplasia affect breastfeeding after it occurs?

Breast hyperplasia

Regular inspection, usually no intervention required

Detection index: ★★★★★

Lactation impact index: None

Common population: Women of childbearing age

During a company's employee physical examination, 30% of female employees may be diagnosed with breast hyperplasia through breast ultrasound examination. Among these breast hyperplasias, most are not real diseases, but normal physiological conditions. Breast hyperplasia is most common in women of childbearing age. During this period, the breasts of women are in a vigorous state in preparation for breastfeeding, so it manifests as "hyperplasia". Another part is pathological, which is related to genetic factors, environmental pollution, personal mental factors, ionizing radiation, high work pressure and other factors.

For breast hyperplasia without symptoms, generally no intervention is required and it will not affect future breastfeeding. Liu Lixin suggested that all that is needed is a physical examination every year and close observation. For women under 35 years old, they only need to undergo color breast B-ultrasound every year. If the breast B-ultrasound indicates a problem, a molybdenum-palladium breast examination should be performed.

For women who suffer from pain caused by breast hyperplasia, if the pain is not very severe, it is generally recommended to adjust the pain through diet, daily routine, and exercise. In terms of diet, you should eat less foods containing hormones and more light vegetables and fruits. Adjust your work and rest schedule and avoid staying up late to avoid mental stress and endocrine system effects. Also, exercise regularly. Drug treatment is only considered for patients whose pain is unbearable.

Breast fibroids

Timely discovery and timely treatment

Detection index: ★★★

Breastfeeding impact index: ★★

Common population: Women of childbearing age, most common in 20-25 years old

In breast examinations, the detection rate of breast fibroids is second only to breast hyperplasia. Liu Lixin introduced that breast fibroadenomas themselves are benign, but a very small part of them may become malignant and then develop into breast cancer. There is currently no effective medicine to regress breast fibroids, and the only way to make them "disappear" is surgery. In the outpatient clinic, some women are diagnosed with breast fibroids, but do not want to undergo surgery, so they ask the doctor to do further examinations to confirm whether their breast fibroids have the possibility of turning into cancer. Liu Lixin explained that in the past, breast fibroids were biopsied by puncture, but the accuracy of this method was not high, and if it was really breast cancer, this examination would cause cancer cells to metastasize.

For this reason, it is recommended that patients with breast fibroids undergo surgical treatment as soon as possible. After the fibroid is removed surgically, a rapid pathological section can be performed immediately, and the results can be obtained within ten minutes. The accuracy of this examination is much higher than that of puncture. If cancer cells are detected, the surgical plan can be adjusted to expand the original scope of the operation and perform radical surgery for breast cancer, so the patient does not have to suffer twice.

Patients who do not want to undergo surgery for the time being should be closely observed and have a follow-up examination every six months to a year. For women who still want to breastfeed, fibroids generally do not affect breastfeeding. However, if the fibroids are too large, they may squeeze and damage breast tissue, which may affect breastfeeding. As for breast fibroid surgery, Liu Lixin explained that the breast ducts are radial, like branches, and as long as the main trunk is not damaged during the operation, it will not affect future breastfeeding.