Six normal breast pain symptoms for women

Many women experience breast tenderness on a regular basis. After long-term observation and research, medical workers have found that, excluding pathological factors, there are mainly the following six reasons for female breast pain.

Breast tenderness during puberty

It usually occurs between the ages of 9 and 13. After menarche, breast tenderness will disappear on its own.

Premenstrual breast tenderness

Many women experience breast fullness, hardness, and tenderness before menstruation. In severe cases, the breasts will swell and hurt with the slightest vibration or collision. This is caused by increased estrogen levels in the body before menstruation, breast hyperplasia, and edema of breast tissue. The above changes may disappear after menstruation.

Breast tenderness during pregnancy

Some women experience breast tenderness and pain around day 40 of pregnancy due to the placenta and villi secreting large amounts of estrogen, progesterone and prolactin, which causes the breasts to enlarge. In severe cases, the pain may last throughout the pregnancy and does not require treatment.

Postpartum breast tenderness

Breast fullness, hardness and pain often occur 3-7 days after delivery. This is mainly due to breast lymph retention, venous congestion, interstitial edema and obstructed mammary ducts.

Breast pain after abortion

This is because the pregnancy is suddenly interrupted, and the hormone level in the body drops suddenly, causing the newly enlarged breast to suddenly stop growing, resulting in breast lumps and breast pain.

Breast tenderness after sex

This is related to the physiological changes in the breasts during sexual intercourse. People with low libido or disharmonious sex life cannot achieve sexual satisfaction, so breast congestion and swelling are not easy to subside, or they subside incompletely. Continuous congestion will cause breast pain.

Women do not need to worry about this at all, but if the swelling and pain do not ease for a long time, or even become more severe, or if when touching the breast, you find a lump with unevenness, unclear edges, and poor mobility, you should go to the hospital for examination and treatment as soon as possible.