What is the reason for breast pain?

Some female friends find lumps and pain in their breasts. In fact, this situation is very common in life, so there is no need to be unnecessarily nervous. Menstrual cycle, emotions, breast hyperplasia, etc. can all lead to such a situation. It is recommended that friends with such conditions go to the hospital for a detailed examination.

1. Breast pain: It is often distending pain or stabbing pain, which may affect one or both breasts, with one side being more severe. Those with severe pain cannot touch the breast, and may even affect their daily life and work. The pain is mainly in the breast lump, and may also radiate to the affected armpit, chest, ribs, or shoulders and back. Some people experience nipple pain or itching. Breast pain often occurs or worsens a few days before menstruation, and the pain is significantly reduced or disappears after menstruation. The pain may also fluctuate with mood changes. This pain related to the menstrual cycle and mood changes is the main feature of the clinical manifestations of fibrocystic fibrosis.

2. Breast lumps: The lumps can occur in one or both breasts, single or multiple, and are more common in the upper outer quadrant of the breast, but can also be seen in other quadrants. The lumps can be in the form of flakes, nodules, cords, or granules, among which flakes are the most common. The lumps have unclear boundaries, are of medium or slightly hard texture, are mobile, have no adhesions to surrounding tissues, and are often tender. The lumps vary in size, ranging from as small as millet grains to larger than 3 to 4 cm. Breast lumps also change with the menstrual cycle, increasing in size and becoming harder before menstruation and shrinking and softening after menstruation.

3. Nipple discharge: A small number of patients may experience nipple discharge, which is spontaneous, straw-yellow or brown serous discharge.

4. Menstrual disorders: Patients with this disease may also experience irregular menstruation, small amount of menstruation or light color, and may be accompanied by dysmenorrhea.

5. Emotional changes: Patients often feel depressed or irritable, which worsens when they are angry, stressed or tired.