Several misunderstandings about the treatment of lobular breast hyperplasia during lactation

Lobular hyperplasia of the breast is a gynecological disease that is more common in women who are breastfeeding. Medically, it is called lactating lobular hyperplasia of the breast. Although this disease is very common, many women do not know much about this type of disease, and some patients even have some misunderstandings during treatment. The following article mainly describes these misunderstandings, and I hope everyone can understand them.

Several misunderstandings in the treatment of lobular breast hyperplasia

Basic reminder: Mammary gland X-ray examination is the best way to detect early breast cancer, but it is not necessary to repeat the examination in a short period of time, especially during adolescence and pregnancy and lactation, the breasts are sensitive to X-rays, and excessive exposure will increase the incidence of breast cancer, which is worthy of attention.

Myth 1: Breast hyperplasia can be cured by long-term oral medication.

Fibrocystic breast disease is a group of diseases or disease processes that are slowly associated with endocrine disorders. The enlarged lumps and pain can be treated with medication. However, breast hyperplasia is also a cardiogenic disease, and many psychological disorders such as anxiety and depression can cause it. If the psychological impact is not removed, drug treatment alone will be useless.

Myth 2: Breast hyperplasia will not turn into cancer.

Generally speaking, breast hyperplasia is a benign disease. Patients do not need to be too serious, but they cannot be worry-free either. If the cause of breast hyperplasia is not eliminated, the mammary ducts and mammary epithelium may be affected for a long time, which may lead to atypical hyperplasia and thus breast cancer. Therefore, breast hyperplasia requires follow-up in the hospital.

Myth 3: Biopsy will promote breast hyperplasia, malignant transformation and tumor metastasis.

In fact, puncture biopsy is a rapid, convenient and accurate method to distinguish the nature of the disease, and will not cause metastasis or malignant transformation of benign tumors. A survey of 100,000 cases in the UK did not find a single case of malignancy or metastasis caused by puncture biopsy. Moreover, once the nature of the disease, especially a tumor, is quickly determined, the subsequent treatment (surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy) will leave the tumor no chance to breathe, bringing survival advantages to the patient. On the contrary, untimely diagnosis, lack of understanding of the nature of the disease, and untimely treatment will lead to the metastasis and recurrence of the tumor.

Myth 4: The more breast X-rays you have, the better.

Mammographic X-ray examination is the best way to detect early breast cancer, but it is not necessary to repeat the examination within a short period of time, especially during adolescence and pregnancy and lactation, the breasts are sensitive to X-rays, and excessive exposure will increase the incidence of breast cancer, which is worthy of attention. For those over 40, a checkup once a year is usually sufficient.

Myth 5: Breast hyperplasia is difficult to cure and will heal naturally after having children or menopause.

Expert opinion: The recurrence of breast hyperplasia is due to incomplete treatment, short medication period, and stopping medication when breast pain improves, which delays the treatment of hyperplasia. During pregnancy, as the breasts grow larger and hormone levels increase, breast hyperplasia will intensify. After weaning, the mother will go through another process of hormone level changes, which will have an impact on the breast lobules and milk ducts. Therefore, it is completely wrong to say that breast hyperplasia will recover after giving birth.

Misconception 6: Breast hyperplasia does not need to be treated and can heal itself completely.

Expert opinion: There is a process for normal breast epithelium to transform into malignant one, namely hyperplasia - atypical hyperplasia (precancerous lesions) - carcinoma in situ - invasive carcinoma. Breast diseases are divided into three categories: benign, borderline, and malignant diseases. Benign diseases include proliferative diseases, fibroma, cyst, lipoma, papilloma, etc.; borderline diseases include phyllodes cystosarcoma; malignant diseases include lymphoma, breast cancer, and breast metastatic cancer. If the proliferation is left unchecked, a benign disease will turn into a malignant state. In addition, environmental pollution, food additives, late marriage and childbearing, mental stress, pressure and other factors have contributed to the high incidence of breast diseases.

The purpose of telling you the six misunderstandings about the treatment of lobular breast hyperplasia during lactation is to enable women who have been diagnosed with this disease to avoid these misunderstandings during treatment and use the correct methods to achieve the best treatment effect. Also, when you treat a disease, try to go to a regular hospital for treatment. Regular doctors will definitely avoid these misunderstandings.