What causes needle-like pain in breasts?

Nowadays, many women are prone to gynecological diseases, and the age at which they develop gynecological diseases is getting earlier and earlier. In fact, breast pain is a very common problem, and many women have reported breast pain like needles. This symptom often occurs in breast hyperplasia, mastitis, etc. Generally speaking, if the pain is bloating or needle-like, it may be a proliferative lesion. There are still many possible causes of the symptoms.

Fibrocystic breast disease is a benign disease rather than cancer. It is caused by increased estrogen levels in the body, which leads to proliferation of the terminal ducts and alveoli in the breast tissue and the surrounding fibrous tissue, accompanied by lymphocyte infiltration. There are three types of fibrocystic breast disease:

1. Mastodynia: also known as breast tissue hyperplasia, it is characterized by cyclical breast pain. It is more common in women aged 20-40. The pain is related to the menstrual cycle. The symptoms are obvious before menstruation and relieved after menstruation. The correct examination method is to find no lumps in the breast. Most of the time, there are diffusely distributed granular areas of local tissue thickening, so it is also called swollen granular breast. Mastodynia is usually self-limiting and can be relieved after marriage and pregnancy, and it will not turn into cancer.

2. Breast adenosis: It is more common in young and middle-aged women. It is often characterized by a localized lump and pain in one breast. It can also occur bilaterally. The pain is related to the menstrual cycle. It often occurs on the upper outside of the breast and the lump is small, about 1-3 cm in diameter. The texture is firm but not hard, and the boundary with the surrounding tissue is unclear. The early stage of breast adenosis is breast lobular hyperplasia, which will not turn into cancer at this time. However, the middle and late stages of breast adenosis have a 1% cancer rate.

3. Cystic hyperplasia of the breast: It is more common in middle-aged women, manifested as breast lumps, but they are single larger spherical lumps with smooth surface, and are cystic or solid in texture. It may also manifest as multiple cystic nodules in the breast. About one-third of patients may experience pain and tenderness in the early stages, but these are usually not significant, and sometimes there is nipple discharge. About 3-8% of breast cystic hyperplasia may develop into cancer, so you must be especially vigilant and follow up regularly.

In fact, breast hyperplasia is caused by endocrine dysfunction, but since there are many causes of breast pain and it is difficult to distinguish them, it is best to go to a regular hospital for a detailed examination. Do not take medicine or seek treatment blindly without a doctor's guidance, as this may result in more harm than good. I hope the above can be helpful to you.