Is it normal to have chest pain after abortion?

Women who have undergone abortions often experience some uncomfortable symptoms such as lower abdominal pain, irregular menstruation, and some even have breast pain. This makes many women wonder why these symptoms occur after the abortion. So is it normal to have breast pain after abortion? What is the cause? How can we alleviate this symptom when it occurs?

What causes breast pain after abortion?

During pregnancy, the mammary glands grow and develop, and the breasts become larger. After abortion, the normal female hormones of women are disrupted, leading to endocrine imbalance. The newly developed mammary glands suddenly stop growing, which leads to breast pain.

Does breast pain after abortion need treatment?

If the breast pain after abortion is not very severe and there are no lumps, effective treatment is not required and the pain will naturally subside after three months. If the breast pain persists or breast lumps appear, you need to go to the hospital for treatment immediately to avoid breast hyperplasia.

Chinese herbal medicine treatment for breast pain after abortion

Take 15 grams each of hawthorn fruit, Chuanxiong, Curcuma, Bupleurum, 10 grams each of Notopterygium, Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae, and Luffa, and 5 grams of licorice. Boil the medicine in tap water and drink it. Drink one dose a day. This recipe can dredge and regulate the breast meridians, improve breast blood circulation, increase the sensitivity of breast tissue to its own hormones, and effectively prevent breast pain after abortion.

Massage your breasts to relieve pain

Hold the breast with your right hand, and use the four fingers of your left hand to push and rub the nipple position from the outside of the breast three times; change your left hand to hold the breast, and use the four fingers of your right hand to push and rub the breast, and do the same three times. Through the massage technique, you can stimulate the conditioning, dredge the liver meridian, improve the blood circulation of the breast, and relieve the breast pain.