What causes breast pain in women?

Breasts are the most distinctive feature of women. In recent years, with environmental pollution, various diseases caused by breasts are countless. Even many stars and singers have died of breast cancer. What is the main cause of breast pain in women?

Causes of breast pain: 1. Physiological pain: Physiological breast pain is often related to menstruation, and breast tenderness about a week before menstruation is considered normal.

Causes of breast pain 2. Breast tenderness during menstruation: It is the most common type of breast pain, accounting for about 65% of all breast pain, and the average age of occurrence is 35 years old. The pain usually occurs or worsens 3 to 7 days before menstruation and gradually disappears or eases after menstruation. The severity of the pain varies from month to month, and is often felt as a heaviness, distension, dull pain, or occasional brief tingling sensation. There are also tender breast nodules, which are aggravated by pressure, movement or lifting objects.

Causes of breast pain 3. Breast pain after sexual intercourse: People with low libido or disharmonious sex life cannot achieve sexual satisfaction, so the congestion and swelling of the breasts are not easy to subside. Continuous congestion will cause breast pain.

Causes of breast pain 4. Breast distending and soreness during pregnancy: Some expectant mothers experience breast distending and soreness around 40 days after pregnancy due to the placenta and villi secreting large amounts of estrogen and progesterone, which enlarges the breasts. In severe cases, the pain may last throughout the pregnancy and usually does not require treatment.

Causes of breast pain 5. Breast pain after abortion: Some women feel breast pain and can feel a lump after abortion. This is because the pregnancy is suddenly interrupted, which causes the hormone levels in the body to drop sharply, causing the newly developed mammary glands to suddenly stop growing, resulting in breast lumps and breast pain.

Causes of breast pain 6. Postpartum breast pain: Breast fullness, hardness and pain often occur 3 to 7 days after delivery. This is mainly due to the effects of prolactin, venous filling, interstitial edema and milk filling. Therefore, 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 extract milk to promote the patency of the mammary ducts.

The above are the main reasons for breast pain in women. In special periods, the symptoms of breast pain are different, and the impact on us is also different. Some women will experience breast pain before menstruation, which is a normal manifestation. Breast pain after delivery is also a normal manifestation. However, if breast pain occurs at other times, it may be a pathological manifestation and you need to go to the hospital for examination and treatment in time.