Breast pain, league

Cyclical breast pain, also known as breast and menstrual pain, pain in the breasts are linked to the menstrual

                                                                                cycle.

Pain usually affects the upper outer zone of both breasts, and sometimes can sense it in the arms.

Pain can range from mild soreness to a burning or prickly sensation. In most cases, begin before the 1-3 days of the menstrual cycle, and getting better at the end.

Breast pain is a symptom of breast cancer does not increase breast is not considered a periodic pain the risk of breast cancer.

Infects periodic breast pain up to two-thirds of women, most of them between the ages of 30 and 50. The pain can be severe when one out of every 10 women.

Why periodic breast pain happens?

Although the exact cause of breast league pain is unknown, it is related to the menstrual cycle, it affects women who are still brooding (before menopause) interruption.

Believes that changes in hormone levels before the onset of the menstrual cycle linked to the periodic breast pain. It is controlled in the menstrual cycle by which your body secretes hormones, such as estrogen. Hormones are chemicals that have a strong and wide-ranging effects on the body.

Cyclical breast pain not associated with any of the other health conditions related to the breast.

How is the treatment periodic breast pain?

I found nearly a third of women who suffer from periodic breast pain improvement in their condition without treatment after about three menstrual cycles. However, the return of breast pain, for many, in the future.

Find a lot of women that they could live with breast pain when they feel reassured that it was not caused by breast cancer.

It can usually be the treatment of pain using painkillers and a generation without a prescription, such as paracetamol or ibuprofen. Talk to your pharmacist for advice.

If you suffer from pain in the breast affects the quality of life and did not painkillers help, your doctor may be asked to record daily pain for a period of time and refer you to a breast specialist for further treatment.

Breast pain is the league

Called breast pain is associated with the menstrual cycle pain is sometimes League. Many of the cases of non-league pain of unknown cause, and this means that there is no cause can be determined.

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However, sometimes resulting in breast pain all other cases, including:

• mastitis - the case can be attributed to breastfeeding and cause pain and swelling in the breast tissue

• breast lumps - there are many good reasons (non-cancerous) breast lumps, some of which may be painful

• Breast abscess - a painful collection of pus formed in the breast

Although it is rare, can also breast pain is caused by rotating the medications and other treatments, such as:

• Some anti-fungal medicines

• Some antidepressants

• Some antipsychotics, used to treat mental health diseases

It believed that smoking and caffeine cause also sometimes breast pain is the league.

If you suffer from pain in the breast does not seem to be associated with the menstrual cycle and you feel concerned, see your doctor.