What to do if you have breast cysts during lactation

Breast cysts are mammary gland cysts. The causes are divided into two types: simple cysts and milk cysts. Breast cysts that occur during lactation are mostly caused by the latter. Because the lactation period is a very important period, the occurrence of breast lesions at this time will cause a great psychological impact on new mothers, causing them to worry about their own health and the feeding of their children. So, what should you do if you have breast cysts during lactation? Let’s take a closer look below.

Postpartum breast cysts are mainly a gynecological disease caused by the accumulation of milk in the breast due to poor milk discharge during lactation. It is a benign breast lesion. Patients with postpartum breast cysts do not need to worry. Early treatment can cure it quickly.

Experts point out that the initial symptom of postpartum breast cysts is generally a breast mass, which is more common on one side and located in the periphery of the breast outside the areola area. It is round or oval in shape, with clear boundaries, a smooth surface, and is slightly movable. The cystic mass is slightly tender to the touch and is usually 2 to 3 cm in diameter.

Generally, there is no enlarged axillary lymph nodes. Young women may find a tumor with clear boundaries in the breast during or after lactation, and complain of having suffered from mastitis during lactation. If an examination reveals a tumor with clear boundaries, movement, and smooth surface at the edge outside the areola area, the possibility of a milk cyst should be considered, which can be confirmed with the help of B-ultrasound examination.

What should I do if I have a breast cyst after childbirth? Postpartum breast cysts are benign breast lesions. Once discovered, surgical removal should be considered. The surgery for postpartum breast cysts only requires simple removal of the tumor. If it occurs during lactation and there is a secondary infection, the infection should be controlled and the milk should be drained, and then the tumor should be removed and sent for pathological examination.

Common postpartum breast cysts include simple cysts, milk cysts, etc. Simple cysts are the most common postpartum breast cysts. It is mainly due to endocrine disorders that cause ductal epithelial hyperplasia and an increase in cells in the ducts, resulting in duct extension, tortuosity, and folding. The duct walls at the folds undergo necrosis due to ischemia, forming postpartum breast cysts.

The x-ray appearance of a simple postpartum breast cyst is a round or oval dense shadow with neat edges and uniform density. A "translucent halo" often appears around the cyst wall because the cyst squeezes the surrounding fat tissue. The density of the cyst is similar to or slightly denser than that of the breast gland. Single cysts are often round; multiple cysts are often oval, and are more common on both sides.

How to Prevent Breast Cysts

Breast cysts are a common disease among women, with an incidence rate of up to 80%. Women should pay attention to the prevention of this disease. The prevention of breast cysts should start from the small details in our daily life. We should pay attention to the following points:

1. Exercise more to prevent obesity and improve immunity. It is forbidden to abuse contraceptives and beauty products containing estrogen, and do not eat chicken or beef fed with estrogen.

2. How to prevent breast cysts? Live a regular life, combine work and rest, and maintain a harmonious sex life. It can regulate endocrine disorders, keep bowel movements smooth and relieve breast pain.

3. Change your diet to prevent obesity. Eat less fried foods, animal fats, sweets and excessive tonic foods. Eat more vegetables and fruits, and more whole grains. Black soybeans are the best, eat more walnuts, black sesame seeds, black fungus, and mushrooms.

4. How to prevent breast cysts? Have a harmonious sex life, do not be cold to maintain the hormone level in the body and the physiological regulation of breast tissue, and do not use hormone-containing products for a long time. You can also improve your self-care awareness, because lobular hyperplasia of the breast has a certain rate of canceration.

5. Psychological treatment is very important. The greatest harm of breast cysts to the human body is psychological damage. Due to the lack of correct understanding of the disease, adverse psychological factors such as excessive tension, stimulation, worry and sadness can cause neurasthenia, aggravate endocrine disorders and cause the aggravation of cysts. Therefore, all kinds of adverse psychological stimulation should be eliminated. People with poor psychological endurance should pay more attention, get angry less, keep their emotions stable, and be lively and cheerful, which will be beneficial to the early recovery of cysts.