Is mild breast tenderness serious?

Mild breast swelling depends on the specific disease. If it is some girls in adolescence, such as girls around 9 to 13 years old, their breasts begin to gradually strengthen and their nipples gradually bulge. At this time, they will feel slight breast swelling. As the puberty continues to mature, this breast swelling will disappear on its own and is not serious. If the breast swelling is caused by mastitis or breast hyperplasia, it is more serious.

Of course, there is no need to worry too much about this kind of distension and pain. It usually starts to occur a week before menstruation, manifested as breast distension and pain, which will worsen after activities, and will gradually disappear after menstruation comes, and will come back again in the next menstrual cycle! If there is no lump in the breast examination, as long as you relax your body and mind, the condition will disappear on its own in 2-3 years in most cases.

There is also a similar swelling and pain that you don’t need to worry about: it usually occurs between the ages of 9 and 13, and the swelling and pain will disappear on its own after menarche. This has to do with hormone levels. Premenstrual breast pain. Many women experience breast fullness, hardness, and tenderness before menstruation. In severe cases, the breasts will become swollen and painful with the slightest vibration or collision. This is caused by increased estrogen levels in the body before menstruation, breast hyperplasia, and edema of breast tissue. The above changes may disappear after menstruation.

Breast tenderness after sexual intercourse: related to physiological changes in the breasts during sexual intercourse. People with low libido or disharmonious sex life cannot achieve sexual satisfaction, so breast congestion and swelling are not easy to subside, or they subside incompletely. Continuous congestion will cause breast pain.

Some female friends may feel breast swelling and hardening some time before their period. There is obvious pain when pressing the breasts. When the breasts shake slightly, the swelling is also more severe. At this time, it can be considered as breast hyperplasia or slight edema of breast tissue. This phenomenon will generally disappear gradually with the end of menstruation.