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What Causes Pain In Left Breast?
My left breast hurts pretty bad. Like a bad bruise. I received a tetnus shot yesterday and it started a few hour later but I am also due for my depo in a few days so I m kind of menstruating/spotting. In 2014 I breast fed exclusively pumping for nine months. Not sure why my breast hurts the injection site is in my left arm and that hurts bad too. Are they connected?
Fri, 26 Jun 2020
Hello,
Commonly breast pain in women is due to imbalance in estrogen and progesterone hormones. To reduce the pain, you can do hot and cold compress. Wear a firm bra, avoid wearing under wire bra. If the pain is associated with redness, swelling, drainage from the area (signs of infection), nipple discharge then you are suggested to get clinically examined by a gynecologist.
If your breast pain is not clearly associated with your menstrual cycle you should be concerned. Get all required investigations be done like mammogram, breast tissue biopsy, USG, X-ray, CT, MRI etc. to detect breast lumps, cysts, tumors or cancer.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Nupur K., General & Family Physician
Commonly breast pain in women is due to imbalance in estrogen and progesterone hormones. To reduce the pain, you can do hot and cold compress. Wear a firm bra, avoid wearing under wire bra. If the pain is associated with redness, swelling, drainage from the area (signs of infection), nipple discharge then you are suggested to get clinically examined by a gynecologist.
If your breast pain is not clearly associated with your menstrual cycle you should be concerned. Get all required investigations be done like mammogram, breast tissue biopsy, USG, X-ray, CT, MRI etc. to detect breast lumps, cysts, tumors or cancer.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Nupur K., General & Family Physician
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