Mastopathy affects 60 percent of all women. Revealed on time, this disease responds well to treatment, so you need to listen carefully to your own feelings and not be afraid to hear the diagnosis. And from the mouth of a doctor, not a “competent” friend.
Mastopathy symptoms and treatment
As you know, it is easier to prevent a disease than to deal with its treatment later. We all know how important prevention is, but for some reason, regular medical examinations are not the norm for everyone. Moreover, many of us still prefer to discuss the malaise with our friends, to self-medicate, but not to go to the doctor.
In particular, this applies to the so-called “female diseases”. A woman does not always turn to a specialist at the first sign of any discomfort. However, the intimate area needs careful monitoring and timely treatment.
What is mastopathy? First of all, this is chest pain – the main symptom that women pay attention to. Plus other unpleasant sensations: heaviness in the chest, swelling of the mammary glands, engorgement of the nipples, discharge from them, the appearance of seals that can be felt, and the feeling of a foreign body in the chest.
However, paying attention to these symptoms … is not easy. How so? A woman can be misled by the fact that in the initial stages of the disease they appear periodically, and many take them for premenstrual syndrome. With the onset of menstruation, these symptoms diminish, so women who have a rough idea of what PMS is, calm down.
Meanwhile, PMS symptoms can mask mastopathy.
Read on: How to identify mastopathy
Perform a breast self-examination monthly.
Mastopathy is divided into nodular and diffuse. Diffuse mastopathies most often manifest themselves with pain, usually in the second phase of the menstrual cycle. In this case, a complex of complaints may appear – an increase in volume, a feeling of heaviness and distention in the mammary gland, pain when touched. With the nodular form of mastopathy in the mammary gland, one or more nodules can be palpated.
In order to timely identify the disease and thereby facilitate treatment, it is necessary to follow simple rules:
• annually visit a mammologist and obstetrician-gynecologist for preventive purposes and follow their recommendations;
• undergo X-ray mammography and ultrasound of the mammary glands. From 35 years of age, mammography should be performed once every 1 years in the absence of indications for more frequent examination, after 2 years – once a year;
• self-examination of the mammary glands monthly, immediately after menstruation (on the 6-12th day of the menstrual cycle). If you find any changes, you should consult a doctor.
It is important to emphasize that the earlier a disease is detected, the more gentle methods of treatment you can choose. The fact is that mastopathy occurs due to hormonal imbalance in the body (excess of female sex hormones, estrogens, prolactin). The reasons for this can be many: from endocrine diseases to late childbirth, from abortion to ovarian inflammation. Even stress and, for example, not getting enough sleep can cause mastopathy. The main reason in each case is determined by the doctor in order to correctly prescribe the treatment.
Read on: How to choose effective drugs
Mastodinon heals and also restores psychological comfort and normal health.
There are effective herbal medicines (), with the help of which it is possible to prevent not only mastopathy, but also to remove the painful manifestations of PMS. As a reliable remedy for the treatment and prevention of mastopathy among doctors and patients, a herbal non-hormonal preparation has long established itself company “Bionorica” (Germany).
“Mastodinon” does not contain synthetic hormones, it contains only natural plant extracts of Vitex sacred and other plants. Unlike numerous dietary supplements, the efficacy and safety of the Mastodinon drug has been proven in high-quality European studies. The drug is usually well tolerated, leading specialists have accumulated a lot of experience in its use, which indicates an extremely rare occurrence of side effects.
The main advantage of Mastodinon is that it acts in a complex manner: it gently restores the natural balance of hormones, relieves pain syndrome, prevents the development of pathological processes in the mammary glands and reduces the accompanying PMS irritability and anxiety, in other words, returns the woman’s psychological comfort and normal well-being.
Complex action makes it the drug of choice for mastopathy, especially at an early stage of the development of the disease. As shown by studies carried out at the Federal State Institution of the Russian Scientific Center for X-ray Radiology, the drug is highly effective. The study involved 650 women with various forms of mastopathy. After a three-month course of treatment with Mastodinon, a positive effect was generally observed in 76,7% of patients.
The drug is taken in 30 drops (diluted with water or other liquid) or one tablet 2 times a day (morning and evening). must be taken for at least 3 months, including during menstruation, and improvement is usually noted after 6 weeks. The drug is well tolerated and can be used for long-term therapy. However, despite the fact that the drug is sold in pharmacies without a prescription, before taking it, you should consult your doctor and read the instructions.