Come on, my period is coming. My chest hurts.

"Aunt Flo" is an affectionate name for women's menstruation, which shows that menstruation is very important to women. Generally, healthy women will have menstruation, which is a sign of female sexual maturity and the ability to become pregnant. However, women's bodies will be affected to a certain extent during menstruation, causing them to suffer certain pains. For example, why do women have chest pain when their period is about to come? Let’s take a look at the explanation below.

Breast pain before menstruation may be caused by changes in hormone levels in the body. It is recommended to go to the hospital for a breast ultrasound examination to check whether there are symptoms of breast hyperplasia.

1. If you feel pain in your entire breast for several days a week before your period, it may be caused by breast fibrocystic cysts. This is a harmless cyst. The fluctuations in female hormones during the menstrual period cause an increase in breast tissue fluid, and the expansion of the fibrous tissue will make your breasts uncomfortable.

Relief measures: Be careful to avoid caffeine and nicotine before menstruation, both of which will promote the growth of breast fibrous tissue. If your doctor approves, you can take some vitamin E pills during those days to improve pain symptoms.

2. If you feel that the soft tissue under the skin seems to have coagulated into a small lump, and the pain is like being hit by a fist, it may be: a hematoma caused by a ruptured blood vessel under the skin, an accidental injury, a fall, or overly intense caressing by your partner.

3. If you feel pain in a small area inside one breast, it may be: breast fluid cyst.

Relief measures: Have a gynecological examination. If the doctor takes a biopsy of the breast tissue and determines that it is not cancerous, he will extract the excess fluid in the breast.

Increased estrogen levels, breast hyperplasia, cell enlargement, edema of breast interstitial tissue, etc. Generally, after menstruation, estrogen levels drop, the above changes disappear, the breasts become loose and soft, the swelling and pain disappear suddenly, and the next premenstrual symptoms reappear. Generally, there is no need to deal with this. Just keep a cheerful mood and relax mentally. In severe cases, you can eat a light diet or take Chinese medicine before menstruation.