Pain when pressing on the edge of the chest

Especially for female friends, you may be familiar with the symptoms of chest discomfort and pain. Sometimes menstruation can also cause chest discomfort. However, some friends are more worried that it is a precursor to a certain disease and will affect their health. So what is the pain when pressing the edge of the chest? What is the reason? Next I will give you a detailed introduction.

The main cause of chest pain is due to the stimulation of increased estrogen, which causes breast alveolar hyperplasia, milk duct dilation, and congestion and edema of the tissue around the milk ducts. In addition, emotional fluctuations such as irritability, fear, depression, etc. can affect the regulation of endocrine hormones and cause corresponding symptoms.

1. It depends on when in the menstrual cycle. If it is during the monthly menstrual period when the menstruation is about to come, it should be considered physiological. Breast physiology is closely related to changes in hormone levels in the body during the menstrual cycle. Breast pain during menstruation is a functional change. If the condition is caused by emotional changes, no medication is needed. Just adjust your mentality, stabilize your emotions, live a regular life, and combine work and rest, and things will return to normal after the menstrual period. This is a normal cyclical physiological change.

2. If you feel nodules when you lie flat on your back, which are small, hard and movable lumps, you may have alveolar breast hyperplasia. Elevated estrogen levels in women's bodies or breast sensitivity to estrogen stimulate the development of breast glands, which is breast hyperplasia. The direct manifestations are breast pain and lumps. It is recommended that you go to the hospital's gynecology department for an ultrasound scan and then follow the doctor's instructions.

To prevent breast pain before and during menstruation, you can start massaging your breasts about ten days before each menstrual period. Take off your bra when massaging and gently massage from the base of the breasts along the circumference to clear the milk ducts and breast blood circulation. If it is indeed caused by lobular hyperplasia of the breast or other breast diseases, you should consult a specialist in time and go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment.