Why do breasts sometimes hurt?

Breast pain is a relatively common phenomenon, which is mainly caused by breast diseases or physiological factors. It is generally possible that it may be breast inflammation, breast hormone secretion disorders or physiological cyclical breast pain. You should go to the hospital for corresponding examinations because there is no guarantee that it is not related to any disease.

What causes breast pain?

Breast pain is a common complaint in outpatient clinics. Breast pain can be divided into cyclical and non-cyclical, and can also change from cyclical to non-cyclical. 2/3 of breast pain is cyclical. The vast majority of patients are premenopausal women. The most common site of pain is above the outer side of the breast, and symptoms worsen before menstruation. The pain is characterized by distension, heaviness and tenderness.

1. Breast pain caused by reasons other than breasts:

In fact, it is diseases in other parts of the body that manifest as pain in the breast area, such as pneumonia and costochondritis.

2. Cyclic breast pain:

It is related to the menstrual cycle and reflects the cyclical changes in hormones in the body. This pain is largely normal and mainly occurs in premenopausal women, especially before the age of 35. Most cases can be relieved by themselves.

3. Non-cyclical breast pain:

Compared with cyclical breast pain, non-cyclical breast pain is more worthy of attention. But most non-cyclical breast pain is also benign. Its characteristics include intermittent onset, variable pain intensity, mostly unilateral occurrence, and sharp nature.

Is breast pain a disease?

Although this is an era of high incidence of breast cancer, don't panic. 90% of breast pain is not a sign of disease!

1. Insufficient breast development, forming nodules

Many women experience breast pain, which is related to their hormone levels. Insufficient breast development, medically known as incomplete involution, often causes breast pain.

The process of changes in hormone levels caused by women's menstruation is like the ebb and flow of the tide. After the tide recedes, mud and sand will be left behind. These "mud and sand" that are not left behind when the tide recedes are equivalent to the epithelial cells that are constantly shed and renewed in the breast. They remain in the mammary ducts and cause incomplete degeneration.

Many women will feel many nodules in their breasts. Whether they are lump-shaped, sand-shaped, nodular-shaped, strip-shaped, or plaque-shaped, they are all normal. Before pregnancy, the mammary ducts are blocked by accumulated epithelial cells, forming hard nodules. However, after pregnancy, due to the influence of estrogen and progesterone, the breasts are fully developed and the nodules disappear without treatment.

2. Third degree pain requires medical attention as soon as possible

According to experts, breast pain is divided into three degrees. First degree is pain felt when touched with the hand, second degree is pain felt when moving, and third degree is pain at rest, which means pain felt even when lying in bed. First-degree pain does not need to be treated, but second-degree pain can be considered

It can be solved by taking medicine. Third-degree pain is also called severe pain, so you can go to the doctor.

3. Breast hardness has nothing to do with disease

In addition to breast pain, the hardness of the breasts can also be graded: one degree is as soft as the lips, two degrees is moderately soft and hard like the nose, and three degrees is as hard as the forehead. But whether it is soft or hard, it does not indicate any disease.

If you feel a "swelling" in your breast and it is symmetrical on both sides, then you can consider it as ordinary hyperplasia. If the "swelling" changes before and after menstruation, then there is no need to worry about cancer.