How to treat ovulatory breast hyperplasia?

Gynecologists point out that women should keep a happy mood, stable emotions and develop an optimistic and positive attitude in their daily work and life, so as to maintain endocrine balance. They should live a regular life, combine work and leisure, and face life positively. If the emotions are unstable, it can inhibit the ovulation function of the ovaries, reduce the production of progesterone, increase estrogen, and lead to breast hyperplasia. So, what should you do if you suffer from breast hyperplasia?

Treatment of pathological breast hyperplasia

Pathological breast hyperplasia requires active treatment, especially the cystic hyperplasia type, which should not be taken lightly due to the possibility of cancer. Most of the commonly used medicines in clinical practice are Chinese patent medicines, which have the effects of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, soothing the liver and regulating qi, softening and dispersing nodules, and regulating qi and blood. In addition, there is hormone therapy. Some people use androgens to treat this disease, but this treatment may aggravate the imbalance of hormones in the human body and is not suitable for routine use. It should only be considered when the symptoms are severe and affect normal work and life.

Patients can also receive treatment under the guidance of a doctor: Western medicine includes 5% potassium iodide. Those with severe pain can try methyltestosterone or tamoxifen, which should be taken orally within a week before menstruation to avoid further disrupting the delicate balance of hormones in the human body. You can also choose Chinese patent medicine or prescriptions for treatment under the guidance of TCM syndrome differentiation. Surgical treatment is also one of the common methods for treating breast hyperplasia. However, because it is prone to recurrence, most doctors do not recommend this treatment method. Below we will discuss in detail several common treatments for breast hyperplasia for patients' reference.

Treatment of breast hyperplasia: hormone regulation therapy

Traditional hormone preparations mainly use male hormones to counteract estrogen, such as taking methyltestosterone orally 10 days before menstruation, once a day, 5-15 mg each time, stop taking before menstruation, and the total amount of medication per cycle should not exceed 100 mg; or intramuscular injection of testosterone propionate 3-4 times

day, 25 mg per day. However, the use of androgen treatment may cause some side effects, such as some masculine manifestations: hirsutism, hoarse voice, acne, etc.; in addition, there may also be varying degrees of liver damage, dizziness, nausea, etc.

Since then, people have gradually realized that breast hyperplasia is not simply caused by an increase in estrogen secretion, but rather by an imbalance in the ratio of estrogen to progesterone, especially insufficient progesterone secretion during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle and a relative increase in estrogen. Therefore, they advocate the use of progesterone to treat this disease in order to correct the imbalance in estrogen and progesterone secretion. It can be started two weeks before menstruation, with oral progesterone for 7 to 8 days, 5 to 10 mg per day; or intramuscular injection of progesterone twice a week, 5 mg each time, for a total of 20 to 40 mg.

Some people also advocate taking a small dose of estrogen (1 mg) orally during the intermenstrual period for a total of 3 weeks, and then taking it again during the subsequent intermenstrual period, but gradually reducing the dosage and frequency of use, for a total of 6 menstrual cycles. Taking estrogen may also cause side effects such as nausea, vomiting, and headache. In some patients, the condition may even worsen. Therefore, this method must be used under the guidance of a doctor and the dosage and degree must be controlled properly.

Treatment of breast hyperplasia: surgical treatment

Surgical treatment mainly removes local hyperplastic glands and dilated milk ducts, but the endocrine disorder in the body is not corrected, so it is easy to relapse. Secondly, it leaves scars on the breast, which is not acceptable to young women. Only patients who choose surgical treatment and meet the surgical guidelines can be given treatment: Although fibrocystic fibrosis is a benign proliferative lesion of the breast and conservative treatment is generally recommended, it is closely related to breast cancer and has a certain clinical rate of malignant transformation. Patients are advised to go to a specialist for surgical treatment. For breast hyperplasia, local excision surgery cannot achieve the treatment goal. It is more about excluding breast malignant lesions. When the lump is hard and difficult to distinguish from breast cancer, surgical treatment is necessary to make a clear diagnosis.

In addition to the treatment methods mentioned above, patients can also assist in treatment by regulating their psychological emotions and improving their diet to achieve better results. Maintaining a good mood and having a good physique are powerful weapons to prevent and treat breast hyperplasia.