Breast lumps before menstruation

Some women may experience some premenstrual symptoms before the menstrual period, but this does not happen to everyone. It depends on their actual health and pathological conditions. For example, some people may experience breast pain, while others may feel tired, have body aches and feel sleepy. So, what causes premenstrual breast lumps?

What causes breast lumps before menstruation?

In clinical medicine, the less painful a breast lump is, the more attention it should be paid. Because painless breast lumps happen to be one of the characteristics of breast cancer. Generally speaking, inflammatory breast lumps are often accompanied by more severe breast pain. The lump part is also accompanied by obvious inflammatory reactions such as redness, swelling, heat, and pain. The lump can become purulent and rupture. After anti-infection treatment and local drainage methods, the inflammation will subside and the lump can disappear. Hyperplastic breast lumps are often accompanied by early menstrual breast pain. After menstruation, the pain can be relieved and the lumps can also shrink to a certain extent. The lumps are often multiple, soft or tough, and some parts may have mild to moderate tenderness. They will improve to varying degrees after drug treatment.

Causes

1. Fibrocystic changes: It is the most common positive change of the breast, also known as cyst, and its incidence rate increases with age.

2. Fibroadenoma: It is a benign tumor, more common in younger women; it is uncommon after menopause.

3. Breast cancer: The older you are, the easier it is to get it. Therefore, the vast majority of breast cancer patients are women over 50 years old. In addition, factors that increase a woman's chance of developing breast cancer include having a relative (mother/sister) with breast cancer, early menarche/late menopause, and never having been pregnant.

4. Breast inflammation caused by bacterial infection related to breastfeeding.

What causes breast pain before menstruation?

There are many types of breast pain in women, including breast pain during puberty, premenstrual breast pain, pain during pregnancy, and pain after giving birth. Among them, premenstrual breast pain is a problem encountered by many women. More than half of women experience breast swelling, hardening, and tenderness before their menarche. In severe cases, the breasts may feel swollen, painful and uncomfortable even with slight vibration or impact, and the original granules or lumps may become more obvious. It is caused by the increase in estrogen levels in the body before menstruation, breast hyperplasia, and edema of the breast tissue. After menarche, the shift may resolve.

1. Kidney Qi Deficiency

Before their menstrual period, many women, in addition to chest pain, often also experience poor sleep, irritability, dizziness, tongue and mouth sores, and weakness in the waist and knees. This is mainly due to kidney deficiency. In order to treat this condition, you must nourish yin and kidney, and eat more of this kind of medicine in your daily health care, such as Adenophora, Red Peony Root, Zedoaria, Ophiopogon japonicus, etc.

2. Liver Qi Stagnation

This type of women usually have a history of high stress or unstable mood, so before their period they not only have chest pain, but also chest tightness, shortness of breath, irritability, nausea, and sexual disharmony. During the menstrual period, there will be symptoms such as gray-black blood clots in the menstrual period and black spots on the face. According to the basic theory of traditional Chinese medicine, it is best to regulate the liver and stomach and eat more blood-nourishing and liver-softening foods, such as Linderae odoratum, Curcuma aromatica, Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria cocos, and Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae.

3. Liver Qi Stagnation and Spleen Dampness

This condition is characterized by chest pain before menstruation, lower abdominal pain with a feeling of heaviness, poor appetite, diarrhea, weakness in the limbs, and heavy menstrual flow but a light color. To treat this condition, it is best to eat more spleen-strengthening, dampness-removing and qi-regulating medicines, commonly found are Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria cocos, Coix seed, and Albizzia julibrissin bark.