What causes breast tenderness and nipple pain?

In fact, many women have experienced breast tenderness and nipple pain. There are two main reasons for this problem, one is physiological and the other is pathological. The so-called physiological reasons are that women often experience breast pain and discomfort about a week before their period. As the menstruation gradually ends, the breast pain will also ease. Let’s take a look at the causes of breast tenderness and nipple pain.

What causes nipple pain? It is generally believed that breast hyperplasia is caused by endocrine hormone imbalance and sex hormone metabolism disorder, which causes excessive estrogen secretion in the body, leading to physiological breast hyperplasia and incomplete involution. In addition, the liver's estrogen inactivation function is abnormal, so that excessive estrogen causes adverse stimulation to breast tissue and causes breast tissue proliferative lesions. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that breast hyperplasia is caused by emotional discomfort, liver qi stagnation, weak vital energy, and poor circulation of qi and blood, which lead to qi stagnation, phlegm coagulation, and blood stasis, which stagnate in the breasts and accumulate over time.

The breast is the target organ of endocrine hormones, which means that under normal circumstances, that is, during endocrine changes in the menstrual cycle, breast tissue will be affected by endocrine hormones and undergo physiological changes. The breast will undergo cyclical proliferation and involution during the menstrual cycle, which manifests as fullness and mild pain in the breast before menstruation. The breast pain will be reduced or disappear after menstruation. This physiological change is a normal phenomenon for women of childbearing age, but the degree of breast pain varies from person to person.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the reason why women experience breast pain and nipple pain is mainly due to liver and kidney disorders. Liver and kidney disorders can easily lead to qi stagnation and blood stasis, which can cause various breast symptoms. Traditional Chinese medicine treats breast tenderness and nipple pain by mainly adjusting positions and treating the symptoms. The results are relatively good and have a conditioning effect on the entire female body.