What causes breast pain in women?

It is common for women to experience chest pain. Some chest pains are normal physiological pains, while some may be caused by diseases, so you must learn how to distinguish them.

What causes chest pain in women?

1. Chest pain during puberty

Around the age of 9 to 13, girls' breasts begin to grow and develop gradually. As the nipples gradually protrude, they will feel a slight swelling and pain in their chests. This swelling and pain may continue until the girl's first menstruation. As hormone secretion gradually stabilizes, the chest pain problem will disappear on its own.

2. Breast pain during pregnancy

Some women experience breast pain around 40 days of pregnancy because the embryo and fur secrete a large amount of female hormones, estrogen, and prolactin, which causes breast enlargement. In severe cases, it can last throughout the pregnancy and does not require treatment.

3. Early breast pain

Many women experience breast swelling, hardening, and tenderness before their menarche. In severe cases, the breasts will swell and become uncomfortable when subjected to even the slightest vibration or impact. After menarche, the changes may subside.

4. Breast pain after giving birth

About 3 to 7 days after giving birth, many women experience breast pain due to problems such as blocked mammary glands, venous congestion, and mammary lymph node congestion. In addition, many women will experience breast hyperplasia after giving birth, which can also cause chest pain and discomfort.

5. Caused by disease

If the symptoms are severe or there is no periodicity or only a local breast lump, it is physiological and needs to be diagnosed and treated by going to the hospital's surgery department or breast specialist for B-ultrasound and mammography.

How to check chest pain in women

1. Myocardial injury markers

Traditional myocardial injury markers include cTn, CK-MB, brain sodium and a series of biological molecules that reflect body necrosis. In recent years, a variety of new biomarkers such as ischemic marker protein and heart-type oleic acid fusion protein have gradually been used in clinical medicine.

2. D-Dimer

D-dimer is a soluble substance formed by chemically cross-linked free fatty acids under the action of the fibrinolytic system. It is a specific marker of the fibrinolytic process and can be used as a screening indicator for acute pulmonary embolism. If the D-dimer is lower than 500ug/L, subacute pulmonary thrombosis can be basically excluded.