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Breast Pain
Alternate Names : Breast Tenderness, Mastalgia, Mastodynia, Pain - Breast
DefinitionBreast pain involves any discomfort or pain in the breast, such as premenstrual tenderness.
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Overview & Considerations
There are many possible causes for breast pain. For example, hormonal fluctuations related to menstruation or pregnancy are often responsible for breast tenderness. Some degree of swelling and tenderness just before your period is normal. The question, really, is how tolerable (or intolerable) the discomfort is to you.
Although many women with pain in one or both breasts understandably fear breast cancer, breast pain is a very unusual symptom of breast cancer.
Boys and men have breast tissue. If a male has breast tissue that is visible, this is called gynecomastia. As a normal part of development, adolescent boys can have some breast swelling and tenderness. Like breast tenderness in women, this is due to hormonal changes.
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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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