Breast pain before menstruation. Why does it occur?

The pain and swelling of the breasts by congestion of blood vessels and ducts are called mastodynia or mastalgia. It is common in the premenstrual tension syndrome, and some women may be the only symptom of this condition.
  
Although some women have a different degree of sensitivity of the breast in the second half of the menstrual cycle, mastodynia term is reserved for intolerable symptoms unrelated palpable abnormality in the breast exam, except for generalized thickening of breast tissue.
  
The swelling, increased sensitivity and pain in the breasts, women who present during the ten days prior to menstruation, is probably due to distention of the ducts and swelling of these, because estrogen and progesterone ( female hormones)
  
All these changes, as the symptoms disappear during menstruation. Treatment is very gentle diuretic use, avoid drinking coffee, tea, chocolate, colas, etc..
 
The use of vitamin E has been relatively successful.

 

 

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