What are the symptoms of breast hyperplasia and how to treat it

Breast hyperplasia can be said to be one of the more common breast diseases in women. In medicine, it has many names, which is quite confusing. So what are the symptoms of breast hyperplasia and how to treat it?

Breast pain and lumps are the main clinical manifestations of this disease

1. Breast pain: It is often distending pain or stabbing pain, which may affect one or both breasts, with one side being more severe. Those with severe pain cannot touch the breast, and may even affect their daily life and work. The pain is mainly in the breast lump, and may also radiate to the affected armpit, chest, ribs, shoulders and back. Some people experience nipple pain or itching. Breast pain often occurs or worsens a few days before menstruation, and the pain is significantly reduced or disappears after menstruation. The pain may also fluctuate with mood changes. This pain related to the menstrual cycle and mood changes is the main feature of the clinical manifestations of fibrocystic fibrosis.

2. Breast lumps: The lumps can occur in one or both breasts, single or multiple, and are more common in the upper outer quadrant of the breast, but can also be seen in other quadrants. The lumps can be in the form of flakes, nodules, cords, or granules, among which flakes are the most common. The lumps have unclear boundaries, are of medium or slightly hard texture, are mobile, have no adhesions to surrounding tissues, and are often tender. The lumps vary in size, ranging from as small as millet grains to larger than 3 to 4 cm. Breast lumps also change with the menstrual cycle, increasing in size and becoming harder before menstruation and shrinking and softening after menstruation.

3. Nipple discharge: A small number of patients may experience nipple discharge, which is spontaneous, straw-yellow or brown serous discharge.

4. Menstrual disorders: Patients with this disease may also experience irregular menstruation, small amount of menstruation or light color, and may be accompanied by dysmenorrhea.

5. Emotional changes: Patients often feel depressed or irritable, which worsens when they are angry, stressed or tired.

Drug treatment:

Most cystic hyperplasia can be treated non-surgically. Use a bra to lift the breasts. Traditional Chinese medicine to soothe the liver, regulate qi and harmonize the body can relieve pain. When the pain is obvious in the premenopausal period, you can take methyltestosterone 3 times a day before menstruation, 5 mg each time. You can also take progesterone orally 5 to 10 mg per day for 7 to 10 days before menstruation. In recent years, the use of vitamin E treatment has also had a pain-relieving effect. For those whose lesions are limited to a part of the breast and who still have obvious lumps after menstruation, surgical treatment can also be used.

Treatment under the guidance of a doctor: Western medicine includes 5% potassium iodide. Those with severe pain can try methyltestosterone, which should be taken orally one week before menstruation to avoid further disrupting the delicate balance of hormones in the human body.