What causes women's chest pain and swelling?

There are many reasons that cause chest pain and chest swelling in women. Women's breasts are different from men's breasts. The mammary gland network in women's breasts is well developed, but if you do not pay attention to protecting the mammary glands, it will cause mammary gland blockage, which will cause breast pain. Therefore, women's mammary glands are very important, and there are more reasons for breast diseases. Let me explain to you what causes chest pain and chest swelling in women.

1. Mastodynia: Severe and persistent swelling and pain, like a needle or knife-like pain, and sometimes dull pain. The pain is located in an irregular location and is of varying severity on both sides; some people may develop lumps and breast hyperplasia, so regular checks are required. After delivery, the breasts become swollen, painful, and hardened, and even extend to the accessory breast glands in the armpits, accompanied by low fever. This is mainly due to breast lymph retention, venous congestion, interstitial edema, and obstructed mammary ducts.

2. Mastitis pain: Local redness, swelling, heat and pain in one breast, accompanied by increased body temperature, are often signs of mastitis. When pregnancy is suddenly interrupted and hormone levels drop sharply, the newly developed mammary glands will suddenly stop growing, the cells will become smaller, and the alveoli will disappear. This recovery is often incomplete and uneven, which can cause breast lumps and breast pain.

3. Ovarian tumor breast pain: Ovarian tumors produce a large amount of estrogen, which stimulates breast hyperplasia and causes breast pain. About 20% of patients with ovarian tumors have concurrent breast diseases, including breast pain and breast cancer.

4. Breast cancer pain: 48% of breast cancer patients experience varying degrees of dull and stabbing breast pain, which gradually worsens and involves the shoulders and back. About 13% of breast cancer patients have breast pain as an early symptom.