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Breast Pain
Alternate Names : Breast Tenderness, Mastalgia, Mastodynia, Pain - Breast
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Call your Health Care Provider if
Call your doctor if you have:
- Discharge from your nipples, especially blood or pus
- Given birth within the last week and your breasts are swollen or hard
- Signs of a breast infection, including localized redness, pus, or fever
- Noticed a new lump associated with the pain that does not go away after your menstrual period
- Persistent, unexplained breast pain
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• Definition
• Breast Pain: Overview & Considerations
• Breast Pain: Common Causes
• Breast Pain: Home Care & Treatment
• Breast Pain: Prevention
• Call your Health Care Provider if
• What to Expect at your Health Care Provider's Office
• Pictures & Images
Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Alcoholism
• Breast Cancer
• Breast Infection
• Fibrocystic Breast Disease
• Herpes Zoster
• Premenstrual Syndrome
Tests & Exams
• Breast Biopsy
• Mammography
Other Topics
• Breast - Premenstrual Tenderness and Swelling
• Breast Lump Self Exam
• Caffeine in the Diet
• Cytologic Evaluation
• Fat
• Gynecomastia
• Nipple Discharge - Abnormal
• Pain Medications
• Vitamin E
Review Date : 9/12/2003
Reviewed By : Jacqueline A. Hart, M.D., Department of Internal Medicine, Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Boston, Ma. and Senior Medical Editor, A.D.A.M., Inc. Previously reviewed by Douglas A. Levine, M.D., OB/GYN. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network (11/01/2002).
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