Clinical manifestations and symptoms of lobular hyperplasia during lactation

Many women experience lobular hyperplasia during lactation. The occurrence of lobular hyperplasia during this period makes many women particularly worried, worried that it will affect breastfeeding and their own breast health. Therefore, they want to fully understand the clinical manifestations and symptoms of lobular hyperplasia during lactation. The following content introduces it in detail so that you can have a comprehensive understanding.

Clinical manifestations

The main clinical manifestations of lobular breast hyperplasia are: breast fullness and pain 5-7 days before menstruation, relief of breast pain during menstruation, or even disappearance, and cyclical changes occur again before the next menstruation. Generally there are three manifestations:

Breast pain

One or both breasts may be distended, tingling, or painful. The pain may be so severe that the breast cannot be touched or walked. The pain may be mainly in the form of a lump in the breast and may radiate to the armpits, chest, ribs, shoulders, back, and upper limbs. Some may also present as nipple pain or itching. The pain may fluctuate with mood and menstrual cycle and is often more severe before menstruation and significantly reduced or disappears after menstruation. However, a small number of people experience bloating and pain about a week after menstruation.

Breast lumps

Single or multiple lumps in one or both breasts, mostly located on the outer and upper part of the breast, in the form of flakes, nodules, granules or cords, with flakes being the most common. The lumps have unclear boundaries, are medium or slightly hard, are movable and have no adhesion to the surrounding tissues, may be tender, and vary in size, from as small as a grain of sand to as large as 3-4CM. Breast lumps increase in size before menstruation and decrease in size and soften after menstruation.

Associated symptoms

Patients often feel depressed or irritable, and may also experience dysmenorrhea, irregular menstruation, etc. A small number of patients have brown or yellowish liquid secreting from their nipples.

Many mothers are particularly worried about the occurrence of lobular hyperplasia during lactation, fearing that it will affect their children's breastfeeding and that their breasts will further deteriorate. Therefore, they want to fully understand the symptoms of clinical manifestations. The above content provides a detailed introduction. For women with this situation, they must undergo comprehensive examinations and treatments to get rid of lobular hyperplasia as soon as possible.