What causes breast swelling and pain?

As a woman, breasts are a symbol, but there are many breast diseases, which can lead to illness if you are not careful. Nowadays, many women experience breast swelling and pain. Many people think it is normal. In fact, there are reasons for this. There are many types of breast swelling and pain. Below is some information about breast swelling and pain, you can learn about it.

Puberty pain The earliest breast pain in adolescent girls usually occurs between the ages of 9 and 13. At this time, the girl's breasts begin to develop. First, the nipple swells, and then a dome-shaped lump about the size of a pea or a bean appears in the breast tissue under the nipple, which is slightly swollen and painful. After menarche, it will disappear on its own as the breasts mature.

More than half of women with premenstrual breast pain experience breast fullness, hardness, and tenderness before menstruation. In severe cases, the breasts may become swollen and painful even with the slightest vibration or collision, and the original granular or nodular feeling may become more obvious. This is caused by increased estrogen levels in the body before menstruation, breast hyperplasia, and edema of the breast interstitial tissue. The above changes may disappear after menstruation.

Some women experience breast distension and pain around 40 days after pregnancy because the placenta and villi secrete large amounts of estrogen, progesterone, and prolactin, which cause breast hyperplasia and breast enlargement. In severe cases, the pain may last throughout the pregnancy and no treatment is needed.

Postpartum distension and pain: Breast swelling, hardening and pain may often occur 3-7 days after delivery. This is mainly caused by breast lymph retention, venous congestion, interstitial edema and obstruction of mammary ducts. Prevention and treatment methods: Mothers should breastfeed as early as possible. If there is a lump, you can apply hot compress and massage the lump before breastfeeding, or you can use a breast pump to draw out milk to promote patency of the mammary duct.

After an abortion, some women complain of breast tenderness and a palpable lump. This is because the pregnancy is suddenly interrupted, and the hormone levels in the body drop sharply, causing the newly developed mammary glands to suddenly stop growing, resulting in breast lumps and breast pain.

The above explanation is mainly about some basic knowledge points about breast pain. Generally speaking, breast pain can be cured by yourself. Massage with your hands for about 30 minutes a day can prevent breast lumps. Another thing is that if you have long-term pain, you should go to the hospital for examination to prevent it from being caused by disease.