What causes pain on the outside of the breast?

In real life, many female friends often neglect their own health in the face of busy social competition, especially when facing abdominal pain on the outside of the breast. They often ignore it because they are embarrassed or because it does not affect their daily life. Some of them regret not going for examination earlier until the disease develops into a serious one. In fact, swelling and pain is the beginning of many breast diseases. Today, let’s talk about the causes of swelling and pain on the outside of the breast.

1. Mastitis

The initial symptoms of mastitis are pain on the outside of the breast, which may be accompanied by redness, swelling, heat and pain, and some people may also have a fever.

2. Breast pain during puberty

Generally speaking, little girls will feel a slight swelling and pain after their breasts begin to develop, and this pain usually disappears automatically after menstruation comes.

3. Premenstrual pain

Studies have found that about one-third of women experience breast tenderness and discomfort before their period, and some even have granular nodules. In fact, this is caused by increased estrogen levels in the body. If the estrogen level in the body continues to increase, it may eventually cause breast hyperplasia, edema of the breast tissue, etc., so it should not be underestimated. If it is premenstrual bloating and pain, it will usually end after the menstruation ends.

4. Mastodynia

The pathogenesis of mastalgia is the same as that of primary dysmenorrhea. Its main feature is that the pain in the two breasts is different, and it may even radiate to other parts around the breasts. Mastodynia is closely related to abnormal secretion of sex hormones and autonomic nervous system.

5. Breast Cancer

Breast pain is one of the most common manifestations of breast cancer. Clinically, it is believed that unbearable breast pain usually indicates advanced breast cancer. It is reported that only 6% of breast cancer patients feel breast pain in the early stages. Breast cancer is a disease that is highly prevalent among women aged 20 to 40, so female friends must pay enough attention to it.

The above explains in detail the causes of swelling and pain on the outer side of the breast. After reading it, female friends may be a little scared. Therefore, you must pay enough attention to the swelling and pain on the outer side of the breast, give your breasts daily care and care, do more exercises that are beneficial to the breasts, and pay attention to the condition of the breasts.