WOMEN’S BODIES: BREAST PROBLEMS. OTHER CAUSES OF BREAST PAIN
Breast pain (mastalgia) can be due to several causes other than those related to the menstrual cycle. If you have constant pain in both breasts unrelated to periods, see your doctor. It is often associated with a general overgrowth of glandular and fibrous tissue or, if there are many small cysts, fibrocystic breasts. Such breasts feel generally lumpy due to an increase in the amount of fibrous tissue around the glands. In the fibrocystic condition, there are also many small cysts in the glands. It is now thought that these changes are just different responses of breast tissue to hormones. Some women with lumpy breasts due to these conditions have no breast pain.
For those who do have symptoms, hormonal treatment usually brings relief, though you may need to try several types before you find the right one. Sometimes Vitamin B6 or evening primrose oil helps. A mammogram is always advised to rule out any suspicion of breast cancer.
Pain in one breast only may be caused by inflammation, a tense cyst or an abscess, but may be due to nearby muscle or bone problems. Uncommonly, one-sided breast pain is due to cancer, therefore mammography is always recommended. Treatment is directed to the cause, when it is known.
Breast infection (mastitis) can occur at any stage after puberty and is common during the early stages of breast-feeding. Treatment is by antibiotics and occasionally, if an abscess forms, by surgical drainage.
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