What should I do if my breasts hurt after my period?

Breast pain is a common thing for female friends. Many female friends will feel pain before menstruation. Female friends regard breast pain as a signal to remind them that menstruation is coming. As menstruation ends, breast pain will gradually decrease to painless. Many female friends also experience breast pain after menstruation. What should they do if they have breast pain after menstruation? Let’s understand the causes of breast pain during menstruation so that we can find the right remedy.

1. What causes breast pain after menstruation?

We know that breast tenderness before menstruation is related to changes in estrogen levels, and after the menstruation ends, as estrogen levels return to normal, the breast tenderness will disappear. The phenomenon of breast pain after menstruation may be caused by breast disease.

Regarding the question of why breast pain occurs after menstruation, it is most likely caused by breast disease, and you need to be especially alert to the onset of breast hyperplasia. Breast hyperplasia mainly presents breast lumps and breast pain as its first symptoms. It has a very high incidence rate among breast diseases. If it is not treated in time or is treated improperly, the risk of cancer cannot be ruled out. Therefore, female friends must pay attention to it.

(1) Be alert to the occurrence of breast stones

What causes breast pain after the menstrual period? If the breast pain lasts for two or three days after the menstrual period, it will gradually ease and disappear. However, if the breast pain still exists for a period of time after the menstrual period, you need to be alert to whether it is caused by breast disease. If you have breast pain and feel a round or flat lump in your breast with clear boundaries and can be moved, you need to be alert to the possibility of breast stones.

(2) Be alert to breast cancer

Breast cancer does not have any specific symptoms in the early stages of the disease, but the patient will have a single lump in the chest, which is hard and not easy to push. As it gradually grows larger, it will adhere to the skin, and the breast will become sunken and painful. At this time, you must go to the hospital for examination and treatment in time.

2. What should I do if my breasts hurt?

First of all, regarding the problem of breast pain after menstruation, female friends must try their best to keep their emotions stable and it is important to reduce mental stimulation. Because negative emotional changes can greatly affect women's endocrine balance. When negative emotions such as anger, worry or impatience appear, they may aggravate the symptoms. Therefore, it is important to stay relaxed and happy.

To address the problem of unbearable breast pain, female friends can apply hot compresses and massage to the breasts. This can promote local blood circulation and lymphatic circulation, and is also helpful in relieving pain. However, be sure to use gentle force to avoid aggravating breast pain due to improper force.

The above is the introduction about breast pain after menstruation. Breast pain after menstruation is definitely not a normal phenomenon. Female friends should pay attention to it and go to a regular hospital for examination and treatment when necessary.