Breast Examination Helps to Trace Breast Changes
December 17th, 2008 Posted in examine breast | Comments OffYou should know that there are some breast changes throughout your cycle and the whole life. Regular breast examination will help you to be aware of these changes – in this case, you’ll be more familiar with them than your doctor. Still, don’t forget to visit your doctor each year in order to examine breast and record the condition of your breast. You should know that under the hormonal changes, your diet and exercising your breast will go through many changes. Don’t worry about it – it’s natural and doesn’t show that there are any problems with your breast. In order to learn how to examine breast properly during each period of your life, it’s convenient to divide it into some stages:
1. The teenage period and puberty. At this stage from the first menstruation your body is going to sexual maturity, curves occur, and there are many changes in your body: acne may appear, your hair colour and structure may be changed. There are also some breast changes: it begins to grow and will be firm and dense to the touch, its denseness and firmness will be felt more clearly if your breast is small. During this period it’s better to ask your female relatives what problems they ever had with the breast. For example, learn if some of them have ever had breast cysts. In fact, you’ll have a higher breast cancer risk or a higher risk of suffering from any other breast problems if some of your relatives have ever experienced any breast disease. That’s why if, for example, your mother suffers from breast cysts then you also may be subjected to having them. You shouldn’t be worry, as cysts are rather benign. Still you’ll certainly want to perform your breast examination in order to know if you’re currently having cysts or any other changes of your breast.
2. The period of pregnancy and breastfeeding. At this stage, some more changes in your breast will occur – in fact, not only in your breast, but in the whole body. Usually your breast grows bigger and more tender during pregnancy and it needs more support. Just don’t forget to examine breast regularly and keep an eye on your breast changes and know, that pregnancy and breastfeeding will help to reduce a breast cancer risk.
3. The period of menopause. As you can imagine, there also will be changes n your breast. As soon as the levels of estrogen and progesterone decrease, your breast becomes less firm and looks different in comparison with earlier years of your life. Examine your breast regularly, don’t be worried if you’ll find more lumps – it happens because the tissue of your breast is now less firm and dense. Again, don’t be worried: the prevailing majority of these lumps are benign.
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