When is the best time to have a breast exam?

The mammary gland is an important part of the body and plays a very important role in reproductive health and physical health. If the normal health of the mammary gland cannot be guaranteed, it will be very bad for physical health. Therefore, we must pay attention to breast examinations in normal times so that we can detect diseases as early as possible and actively treat them. So when is the best time to have a breast check? Let us introduce it below.

Gynecological diseases have always been a serious problem that plagues women, so the necessity of breast examination is self-evident. Whenever doing breast color ultrasound, many women do not know the best time to examine their breasts, so many of them are examined during the proliferative phase, and the symptoms seen may be aggravated. The following is the best time for breast examination.

Breast self-examination: For women of childbearing age, as the menstrual cycle changes, endocrine hormones fluctuate accordingly, and some physiological changes will occur in the breasts. In the middle and late stages of menstruation, the breasts are larger and swollen, and unclear palpation can easily lead to missed diagnosis, which also affects the judgment of the nature of breast lumps. The right time to check the breasts. Generally, before menstruation, the breast tissue is in a physiological proliferation period, and the breast tissue will become thicker, causing a feeling of swelling and pain in the breasts. And thickened breast tissue can easily be mistaken for a lump. Therefore, the best time to check your breasts is between the end of your period and before ovulation, which is within 7 to 10 days after your period. During this period, the breast tissue is the softest and it is easiest to check for lumps. If you are a postmenopausal woman, you can check at any time. The hormone levels in postmenopausal women have dropped, and the breast tissue will not become thinner or thicker due to the hormone secretion cycle, so there is no limit on the examination time for postmenopausal women. If you find a breast lump or abnormality during breast self-examination, see a doctor as soon as possible and have regular check-ups. Even if the lesion is benign, it may become malignant and should be checked every 4-6 months.

Patients who undergo breast cancer surgery should go to the hospital for regular checkups to detect tumor recurrence or metastasis in a timely manner. Therefore, choosing the best time for breast examination is an important means to improve diagnostic accuracy, and seeking medical treatment as early as possible is the key to improving cure rate.

The best times to check your breasts are as described above. If the examination can be performed at the best time, then you can know relatively quickly whether there are any symptoms of breast disease, which is very necessary to ensure good health and normal body functions. In addition, we should pay more attention to preventing the occurrence of breast diseases in normal times.