What's causing the intermittent chest pain?

The breasts are an area that many female friends pay attention to, and are also the outbreak point of many diseases, so we must pay more attention to any warnings given by the breasts. Some female friends will find that their chests are hurting from time to time. What is going on? Next, let’s ask authoritative experts to analyze it for you.

About 2/3 of women experience breast pain or discomfort before menstruation. The entire breast becomes swollen, hard, and tender, and the original granular or nodular feeling becomes more obvious. This is a physiological phenomenon. Generally, there is no need to deal with this. Just keep a cheerful mood and relax mentally. If you really feel a lot of pain, you can seek medical attention. It is recommended that you see a Chinese medicine doctor and take Chinese medicine. An unharmonious sexual life can also cause breast pain or aggravate existing pain, so seek medical attention.

If you don't have premenstrual pain: Feel your breasts for any lumps or swellings. If not, it could be mastalgia. Its pathogenesis is similar to that of primary dysmenorrhea and is quite common. Its characteristics are breast pain without breast lumps, severe and persistent distension and pain, like a needle or knife-like pain, and sometimes dull pain. The pain is of variable location and severity on both sides, and may radiate to the armpits, shoulders, back and upper limbs. In severe cases, the patient cannot get dressed and is afraid to walk. During examination, a thickening or granular feeling may be seen on the upper outer part of the breast, with slight tenderness, but no lumps. Seek medical attention.

If you have a lump, don't be afraid, it may be breast hyperplasia. Breast hyperplasia can cause varying degrees of breast pain. The location of the pain is often inconsistent with the location of the lump. It often radiates to the armpits, shoulders and back. It can be affected by factors such as menstruation, mood, and weather changes. It often relieves automatically or has irregular paroxysmal attacks. Lumps with unclear boundaries, varying sizes, hard texture, and good mobility can be felt in the breast. Some lumps have granular surfaces. Be sure to seek medical attention.

The last possibility is probably the one you fear the most. 48% of breast cancer patients experience varying degrees of dull breast pain and tingling, which gradually worsens and involves the shoulders and back. About 13% of breast cancer patients have breast pain as an early symptom, and 6% of these patients have breast pain as the only early symptom, that is, they only have breast pain and no lump can be felt. In the late stages of breast cancer, the pain is severe and unbearable, and gradually worsens. Breast cancer is more common in women over 50 years old. Therefore, older women with persistent breast pain, fixed breast pain, and heaviness in the shoulders should be closely followed up and not miss the opportunity for early diagnosis.

Also, ovarian tumors produce large amounts 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. For unexplained breast pain, a gynecological examination should be performed to determine whether there is an ovarian tumor.

The above is the relevant article about the causes of chest pain. I hope that after reading the above article, everyone can understand this situation, so that they can discover it as early as possible and treat it in time to prevent the condition from getting worse.