Causes of breast pain during menstruation

There are many things that women need to pay attention to during menstruation, because menstruation is a special period for women. If you don’t pay attention at this time, it will have a great impact on women’s bodies, and even have a direct relationship with fertility. Therefore, the symptoms that occur during menstruation need to be taken seriously and actively adjusted. Next, we will introduce to you in detail the causes of breast pain during menstruation.

Throughout the menstrual cycle, the sex hormones in women undergo cyclical changes. In the first half of the menstrual cycle, under the influence of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), the follicles gradually mature, estrogen levels increase, and the breasts show proliferative changes. At this time, the breasts will show signs of stretching of the mammary ducts, epithelial hyperplasia, enlargement of the alveoli, and expansion of the duct lumens, leading to edema of the periductal tissues and congestion of the local tissues. Therefore, the breasts will become noticeably swollen and even painful during this period.

Especially 3 to 4 days before menstruation, the ductal epithelial cells in the lobules hypertrophy, and the secretions between the lobes and the terminal ducts increase significantly. Therefore, many women feel their breasts swollen, enlarged, tight and firm before menstruation, and even have varying degrees of pain and tenderness, and sometimes lumps can be felt.

After menstruation, the levels of estrogen and progesterone in the body decrease rapidly, the stimulation of estrogen on the mammary gland weakens, the secretion of mammary duct epithelial cells decreases significantly, the cells begin to shrink and fall off, the edema subsides naturally, the volume of the mammary lobules and alveoli decreases, the breasts become smaller and softer, and the pain and tenderness will gradually disappear.

The above content is an introduction to the causes of breast pain during menstruation. There are many factors that cause breast pain in women, which needs to be determined based on the physical condition of the woman. Women's bodies have many discomforts during menstruation and need some time to regulate. Traditional Chinese medicine is the best way to regulate irregular menstruation, and you can try it.