What are the symptoms of mammary gland hyperplasia?

Mammary hyperplasia is a pathological change caused by hyperplasia of ductal epithelial cells and connective tissue of breast, and it is a common disease of female breast. The incidence of breast diseases ranks first, and epidemiological analysis shows that there is an increasing trend year by year, and the age is getting younger and younger. Hyperplasia of mammary glands is common in women aged 25-50, who are irritable or introverted. Endocrine disorder is one of the main causes of the disease. When the following signals appear in the body, you should go to the hospital for examination in time.

1. Breast lump. Primary hyperplasia is usually located on one or both sides of the breast, usually in the lateral upper part. You can touch one or more lumps of different sizes and hardness with your hands. The boundary of the tumor is unclear and there is no adhesion with the skin. Generally, it increases before menstruation and contracts and softens after menstruation.

2. Breast pain. Breast pain, tingling, etc. More serious patients can feel pain when walking, and some patients can have breast itching; The pain is aggravated before and after menstruation, and the symptoms are alleviated or disappeared during menstrual cramps; Pain is also related to mood and weather changes, such as emotional excitement, rainy weather and hot weather, which will aggravate the pain.

3. nipple discharge. A few patients have nipple discharge, which is generally brown or brownish yellow, and some patients can see it after squeezing the nipple. Be vigilant when there is bloody or brown overflow and go to the hospital for examination in time.

To prevent breast diseases, self-examination can be carried out regularly for 65438+ 0-2 weeks after menstruation.

1. Stand in front of the mirror with hands drooping or hands akimbo, and carefully observe whether bilateral mammary glands are symmetrical in size, whether the skin and nipples are sunken or eczema, whether they are red and swollen, and whether they are abnormally protruding.

2. touch. Lift your left hand or hands akimbo, check whether there is a lump in the left breast with your right hand, gently press the breast with your fingertips, and touch it for circular clockwise inspection. When touching, the palm should be stretched horizontally and the four fingers should be close together. Gently touch the upper, lower, inner and upper areas of the breast with the fingertips at both ends of the index finger, middle finger and ring finger in turn, and finally touch the nipple and areola area in the middle of the breast before using the left breast.

During self-examination, don't pinch the breast tissue with your fingers, so as not to mistake it for a breast lump. When you find a lump or nipple discharge in your breast, you need to seek medical advice in time to avoid delaying your illness.