Breast tenderness and lumps before menstruation

Having beautiful breasts is the pursuit of many people. Some friends even get breast augmentation surgery and wear various tight bras to enlarge the shape of their breasts. However, with the continuous changes in lifestyle, breast diseases are becoming more and more common. One question that many friends are concerned about is why the breasts are swollen and painful and have lumps before menstruation. Is this normal? Below I will give you a detailed introduction to the relevant content about breast pain and lumps before menstruation.

Before menstruation, you may feel breast pain and sometimes even feel a painful lump. This is because the breast glands, like the endometrium, will undergo changes in the premenstrual proliferation phase and postmenstrual recovery phase as the menstrual cycle changes. The premenstrual proliferative period is 7-10 days before menstruation. At this time, due to the increase in androgen and progesterone concentrations, hyperfunction of antidiuretic hormone, and increased aldosterone secretion, the mammary ducts dilate, the epithelial cells proliferate and hypertrophy, and the matrix around the mammary ducts edema, causing compression symptoms and pain. At the same time, the immature fibers of the breast increase, lymphocytes infiltrate, and the breasts enlarge, and you will feel distension, pain and discomfort. The menstrual recovery period refers to the period after the onset of menstruation, when the secretion of estrogen, progesterone and antidiuretic hormone in the body decreases, the milk ducts become smaller, the epithelial cells atrophy, the immature breast fibers decrease, and the symptoms of breast tenderness disappear. It can be said that if you feel breast pain, it reminds you that menstruation is about to come. Some people compare the period before menstruation to "high tide", and the breasts will feel swollen and painful. It is appropriate that after menstruation, there is a "ebb" and the breast tenderness and pain will decrease or disappear. Therefore, breast pain before menstruation is a normal physiological phenomenon. Women who experience this phenomenon do not need to worry, have too many concerns, or carry a heavy mental burden.

To sum up, there is no need to worry too much about breast pain and lumps before menstruation, and don't look at this phenomenon with fear. We should learn more about the relevant information in our daily life, and carry out timely prevention and treatment. In daily life, we should learn to eat scientifically, eat less spicy and irritating food, eat more light food, don't be too happy or sad, maintain a happy mood, adjust your state, and have a happy life every day.