Breast Tenderness
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Breast Tenderness Underlying Cause
Causes of minor breast tenderness include:
Breast fibroadenomas
Breast papillomas
Breast fat necrosis
Intraductal papilloma
Mammary duct ectasia
Postpartum breast pain
Fibrocystic breast disease
Drug side effect
:
Birth control pills
Clomid
Normal premenstrual breast tenderness:
Generally begins several days prior to onset of menstrual period
Causes of moderate to severe tenderness include:
Breast engorgement
Breast injury
Mastitis
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Breast Tenderness Anatomy
Related Topics:
Benign breast disease
Breast abscess
Breast fat necrosis
Breast fibroadenoma
Breast lump
Breast pain
Fibrocystic breast disease
Intraductal papilloma
Mastitis
Nipple discharge
Postpartum breast pain
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Breast lump
Breast pain
Nipple discharge
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Last Updated: Sep 30, 2008
Authors:
Stephen J. Schueler, MD
;
John H. Beckett, MD
;
D. Scott Gettings, MD
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