It is difficult to find a lucky woman who has never experienced premenstrual syndrome and the associated ailments. It is on the eve of critical days that the breast becomes not just unnecessarily sensitive - sometimes it hurts so that it is impossible to touch it. You've heard that many women experience such symptoms, and do you think that you have nothing to worry about? Let's see what happens to the mammary gland and whether it's always manifestations of PMS.
And if it's a mastopathy?
According to WHO definition, mastopathy (or fibrocystic disease) is a disease that is characterized by changes in breast tissue with a disruption of the epithelial and connective tissue component. The danger of an ailment is that it can lead to breast cancer. Any symptoms of breast disease are determined by the doctor.
In most cases, mastopathy occurs due to a violation of the menstrual cycle, especially its second (luteal) phase. At this time, under the action of the cyclic hormones (estrogen and progesterone) in the chest, as in the vagina, in the uterus, on the cervix there are natural changes. Hormonal imbalance leads to stagnant processes, which immediately affects the mammary gland. Occlusion of glandular ducts provokes pain, which can have a different character: tingling, burning, paresthesia, roughness, heaviness. Some women are disadvantaged even by public transport.
In many girls, the mammary glands become somewhat painful during puberty and the development of the menstrual cycle. All symptoms of breast disease should be determined by a doctor.
Risk factors
A smooth menstrual cycle, a healthy lifestyle, childbirth and natural feeding contribute to the normal functioning of the mammary gland. But the artificial termination of pregnancy, the refusal due to any reasons from breastfeeding, smoking, the use of strong alcoholic drinks disrupt natural physiological processes and increase the risk of developing symptoms of breast diseases.
Do not be too fond of coffee, strong tea, chocolate. Abundance in the diet of meat and animal fats leads to a violation of lipid metabolism, which is also fraught with problems with the mammary gland. It is unsafe for the female breast to continue using contraceptive hormonal tablets, especially before the age of 20.
During menstruation, too intense exercise, swimming pool, and sexual intercourse are undesirable. In addition, the latter circumstance provokes the development of other symptoms of diseases of the breast and an extremely dangerous disease - endometriosis, a violation of the menstrual cycle.
She loves tenderness
The mammary gland is a very delicate and fragile organ, so a woman should protect her breasts as anxiously as a man's inguinal zone. Scenes in which the passionate macho frantically squeezes the partner's chest with his hands, are relevant except in cheap serials. It is inadmissible to squeeze the gland and bite, twist the nipples - so you can easily injure the lobules and milk ducts, which will provoke the inflammatory process.
If you dream of breast augmentation, you need to understand that this is a very traumatic procedure, besides, implants often provoke mastopathy. "Pumping" you can only absolutely healthy breasts! If your close relatives have had problems with the mammary gland, and you are not all right with the reproductive sphere, it's better not to risk it - health is more expensive than artificial beauty. By the way, the breast enlarged by silicone is beautiful only in the picture: the implant is always felt to the touch - it is colder.
Do not rely too much on advertising about devices to increase the mammary glands - any manipulation of the breast is dangerous. There are special sets of exercises that affect not the gland itself, but the pectoral muscles. Affect the very breast can not in any case! A nursing woman can be very gentle and gently do professional massage. Important: using body scrubs, gently bypass the nipples. Symptoms of diseases of the breast can also be considered undefined discharge from the nipples.
Revise your diet
Mastopathy in the initial stage can be cured without the use of medications - sometimes it is enough to change eating habits. Even a simple restriction in the diet of animal fats reduces the roughness and soreness of the glands on the eve of the menstrual period. Enter into your diet fiber, dietary fiber, bran, germinated wheat, seeds and berries containing phytoestrogens. This activates the liver and improves metabolism. Do not forget that breast health depends on your overall well-being.
Be sure to show your gynecologist, if you have painful or irregular menstruation - sooner or later it will lead to problems with the breast. Symptoms of breast diseases can be mitigated with the help of homeopathy, non-hormonal drugs, enzyme preparations, vitamins, phytopreparations, sedatives, diets.
Remember that hormonal contraception is contraindicated in women with breast tumors and with a hereditary predisposition to them.
We recognize the ailment
Do not be afraid of a visit to the doctor, so, God forbid, do not hear from him something terrible. On the contrary, you should make sure that everything is all right with you, or take urgent action.
In case of painful sensations in the chest, necessarily show the gynecologist, who will direct you to ultrasound of the mammary glands (carry out from the fifth to the ninth day of the cycle). Based on the specific situation, the mammologist makes a conclusion and prescribes treatment or supervision. With discharge from the nipples, cytology is necessary. Women older than 40 years are recommended to undergo a chest x-ray (mammogram) once a year. Important: hormone replacement therapy for mastopathy during pre- and postmenopause should be applied with caution! The doctor will also teach you simple methods of self-examination of the breast that you can carry out at home on your own.